The completion certificate is not in need for buildings to get a power connection.

Madras High Court has allowed Tangedco to provide power connections to buildings even without a Completion certificate in the first place. However, it directs the corporation to strictly comply with the Tamil Nadu Combined Building Development Rules, 2019, while providing connections.

Tangedco to provide electrical connection

Chief Justice of Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy passed the order while dismissing the plea. It is transferred by Coimbatore’s consumer cause, which directed Tangedco to not provide electrical connection without a completion certificate.

Service connections without the certificate of settlement

The petitioner argued that the 2019 rule determines certain norms. The service connections such as electricity supply, water supply, and sewerage connections should not be provided for the building class specified in rule 20 unless the certificate of completion is obtained from the development authority. But, Tangedco on October 6, 2020, issued a memorandum that deviated from the rules and allowed it to provide service connections even without the certificate of settlement, the Applicant argued.

Electricity supply connections to certain consumer classes

Against Plea, Tangedco says that the draft scheme was prepared to provide electricity supply connections. That is too certain consumer classes as a matter of fact. “These are people who have established small shops or occupy small portions of existing buildings in like manner. They need a low voltage power supply connection and the certificate of completion cannot force from them,” it said.

Disconnection of Connection for Illegal construction

They further show the necessary protection offers. Property tax revenues of competent authorities are in need before applying for service connections. With regard to illegal construction, Tangedco handed over that the connection will be disconnected in certain conditions in the same fashion. If the corporation or other city authority starts the key and seal or other actions under relevant laws.