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Section 164 in The Electricity Act, 2003 [Entire Act]
The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
Section 10 in The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 [Entire Act]
Section 16 in The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 [Entire Act]
Section 16 in The Electricity Act, 2003 [Entire Act]
The Special Tahsildar, The Tamilnadu ... vs T. Nagendran, K.R.T. Devendran, T. ... on 30 July, 2002
29. A reading of Section 10 of the Telegraph Act would indicate
that the exercise of powers by the authority arises at the stage of
placing the telegraph lines and posts. While exercising the power under
Section 10, proviso (d), if there is any obstruction or resistance, the
District Magistrate, in his discretion, shall order the authority to
exercise its right under clause (d) of Section 10 and thereafter direct
payment of compensation. Therefore, the District Magistrate does not
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have the power to stop the laying of the transmission line and can only
direct payment of compensation. This is also the position laid down in
Ponnusamy and Others v. Union of India and Others, (W.A.No.1178 of
2021) Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. v. Century Textiles and
Industries Ltd., (2017) 5 SCC 143 and M/s. Sri Vignesh Yarns Pvt. Ltd.,
rep. by its Managing Director, T. Sivakumar Vs. Subramaniam and
Others, 2013-1-L.W. 170.
Power Grid Corpn. Of India vs Century Textiles&Ampinds. Ltd &Amp ... on 14 December, 2016
29. A reading of Section 10 of the Telegraph Act would indicate
that the exercise of powers by the authority arises at the stage of
placing the telegraph lines and posts. While exercising the power under
Section 10, proviso (d), if there is any obstruction or resistance, the
District Magistrate, in his discretion, shall order the authority to
exercise its right under clause (d) of Section 10 and thereafter direct
payment of compensation. Therefore, the District Magistrate does not
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have the power to stop the laying of the transmission line and can only
direct payment of compensation. This is also the position laid down in
Ponnusamy and Others v. Union of India and Others, (W.A.No.1178 of
2021) Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. v. Century Textiles and
Industries Ltd., (2017) 5 SCC 143 and M/s. Sri Vignesh Yarns Pvt. Ltd.,
rep. by its Managing Director, T. Sivakumar Vs. Subramaniam and
Others, 2013-1-L.W. 170.