Flats with interlinking passage cannot have separate electricity connections TNERC 

Owning two flats in an apartment building with an interlinking passage will not make one eligible to enjoy two separate electricity service connections even though two separate property taxes and maintenance charges are paid, Tamil Nadu electricity ombudsman has said. The ombudsman rejected the argument of the petitioner, S Manimekalai of Mylapore, that the internal passage linking two tenements was only a temporary arrangement as they were senior citizens.It said that the interlinking passage violated TNERC distribution code and would cause a loss to the state govt as the petitioner would enjoy 200 units of free power. Tangedco's assistant engineer for the Luz section in 2023 received a complaint from an anonymous person claiming misuse of electricity by two flats in an apartment in Mylapore by making an internal passage. Tangedco officials inspected premises belonging to Manimekalai and confirmed that the two flats had an internal link by demolishing a portion of a wall separating the houses. While a notice was issued to Manimekalai to merge both connections, she approached the consumer grievance redress forum (CGRF). "Both flats maintain completely separate identities, with individual property documents such as separate house tax bills, separate water tax bills, individual kitchens, and separate maintenance bills. 
 

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