M/S.Ase Hotels Pvt Ltd., v. The Chairman And Managing Director,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.08.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.12987 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.13793 of 2021 M/s.ASE Hotels Pvt. Ltd., Represented by its Managing Director Having Office at 154/155, Village Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.
... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Chairman and Managing Director, 10th Floor, NPKKR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
2.The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, NPKKR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
3.The Superintendent Engineer, Chennai Electricity Distribution Circle/West, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 040.
4.The Accounts Officer - Revenue, Chennai Electricity Distribution Circle, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 040.
... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records of the respondents which culminated in the High Tension Bills (Provisional) (1) Bill No.9094062058052001 dated 06/05/2020, (2)Bill No.9094062058052001 dated 05/06/2020, (3) Bill No.9094062058072002 dated 06/07/2020, (4)Bill
No.9094062058102006 dated 01/10/2020, (5)Bill No.H.4062058032111 dated 07/04/2021, (6)Bill No.H.4062058052111 dated 04/06/2021 for the lock down period commencing from April 2020 onwards for Service Connection No.019094062058 issued by the 4th respondent and quash the same in so far as it relates to Demand Charges @ Rs.350 per KVA on 90% of the sanctioned demand and adjust the excess amount collected during the above periods against future demand and further direct the respondents herein to demand either only on the Actual Consumption of Electricity in view of the present unprecedented situation or Demand Minimum Charges as provided under Proviso to Regulation 6 of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 and not to disconnect power supply until the entire period of Lockdown is lifted. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Kannan for Mr.S.V.Subramanian For Respondents: Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh Standing Counsel
O R D E R
The issue that has been raised in this present writ petition is covered by the orders passed by this Court in a batch of writ petitions in WP. Nos.7678, 7679, 9141, 9312, 9537, 9538, 9550, 10012, 10042, 10044, 10031, 9825, 9831, 10087, 10091, 10110, 10164, 8852 and 9689 of 2020 dated 14.08.2020. Consequently, the directions issued by this Court in the batch of writ petitions be equally applied to the present writ petition also. Accordingly, this writ petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-VIII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ssr To 1.The Chairman and Managing Director, 10th Floor, NPKKR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
2.The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, NPKKR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
3.The Superintendent Engineer, Chennai Electricity Distribution Circle/West, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 040.
4.The Accounts Officer - Revenue, Chennai Electricity Distribution Circle, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 040.
+2 Ccs to Mr.S.V.Subramanian, Advocate sr 41963. +1 CC to Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh, Advocate sr 42380. W.P.No.12987 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.13793 of 2021 AK(CO) SP(14/09/2021)