Union Of India v. Tamilnadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13.10.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR & M.P.No.1 of 2015 Union of India represented through Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer Southern Railway 7th floor,NGO Annex Park Town Chennai-600 003 ... Petitioner Vs.

1. Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corpn. Rep. through The Chairman & Managing Director (TANGEDCO & TANTRANSCO) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board NPKRR Maligai No.144, Anna Salai Chennai-2 2 Tamilnadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Rep. by its Chairman No.19-A, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai Egmore, Chennai-8 3 Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Rep. by its Chairperson 6th Floor Sewabhawan

R.K.Puram New Delhi 110 066 4 Tamilnadu Electricity Board Rep. by its Chairman NPKRR Maligai No.144 Anna Salai Chennai-2 ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified mandamus calling for the records culminating in the order dated 30.6.2015 passed in I.A.No.1 of 2015 in M.P.No.25 of 2015 by the 2nd respondent quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent herein not to levy surcharge on harmonics with regard to Railway Traction substations of the petitioner in the State of Tamilnadu .

For Petitioner : Mr.Rahul Balaji For Respondents : Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh,Standing Counsel

O R D E R

Writ Petition is filed seeking to call for the records culminating in the order dated 30.6.2015 passed in I.A.No.1 of 2015 in M.P.No.25 of 2015 by the 2nd respondent quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent herein not to levy surcharge on harmonics with regard to Railway Traction substations of the petitioner in the State of Tamilnadu.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that very Miscellaneous Petition itself is disposed of by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission and request for refund of the petition is also rejected, for which they will file appropriate appeal as per law. Therefore, nothing survives for consideration in this Writ Petition and he has also produced the copy of the order dated 05.05.2022 passed in M.P.No. 25 of 2015.

3. In such view of the matter, no further orders are required and the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. It is well open to the petitioner to challenge the rejection order in the manner known to law. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 13.10.2022 kpr Internet:Yes

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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1. The Chairman & Managing Director Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corpn (TANGEDCO & TANTRANSCO) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board NPKRR Maligai No.144, Anna Salai Chennai-2 2 The Chairman Tamilnadu Electricity Regulatory Commission No.19-A, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai Egmore, Chennai-8 3 The Chair person Central Electricity Authority (CEA) 6th Floor Sewabhawan R.K.Puram New Delhi 110 066 4 The Chairman Tamilnadu Electricity Board NPKRR Maligai No.144 Anna Salai Chennai-2 & M.P.No.1 of 2015 13.10.2022