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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70532</law_id><section_number>56-6</section_number><catch_line>Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation&amp;#8217;s violation of law</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>56-245.3</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> or corporation aggrieved by anything done or omitted in violation of any of the provisions of this or any other chapter under this title, by any <span class="dictionary">public service corporation</span> chartered or doing business in this Commonwealth, shall have the right to make complaint of the grievance and seek relief by <span class="dictionary">petition</span> against such <span class="dictionary">public service corporation</span> before the State Corporation <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, sitting as a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of record. If the grievance complained of be established, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, sitting as a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of record, shall have <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>, by <span class="dictionary">injunction</span>, to restrain such <span class="dictionary">public service corporation</span> from continuing the same, and to enjoin obedience to the requirements of this <span class="dictionary">law</span>, and the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, sitting as a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of record, shall also have <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>, by mandamus, to compel any <span class="dictionary">public service corporation</span> to observe and perform any public duty imposed upon <span class="dictionary">public service corporations</span> by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth, subject as to any matter arising under this section to the right of <span class="dictionary">appeal</span> to the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span> by either <span class="dictionary">party</span> as of right in the mode prescribed by <span class="dictionary">law</span>; but nothing in this section shall be construed to confer any power upon the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> which is forbidden to the <span class="dictionary">courts</span> by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Company to erect fences along roadbed; cattle guards, etc" href="/56-429/">56-429</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 3902.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
