Kasi City Park v. The Chairman

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.08.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.11023 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.13411 of 2020 Kasi City Park, Rep by its Proprietor Mr.M.K.Mathivathanan Plot No.4, Kasi Estate, Pillayar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai 83.

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, No.800, Anna Salai, Chennai 2.

2.Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

3.The Deputy Financial Controller/Revenue, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 2.

4.The Accounts Officer/Revenue, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Chennai E.D.C/South-1, TANGEDCO, Anna Main Road, Chennai 78.

5.Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) Rep by its Secretary, TIDCO Office Building, No.19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai 8.

...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 pertaining to the issuance of Bill No.9094001046052001 dated 02.05.2020, Bill No.9094001046052001 dated 02.06.2020; Bill No.9094001046052001 dated 02.07.2020 and 9094001046052001 dated 06.08.2020; all issued by the third respondent herein and quash the same as it violates Regulation 6 of Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code 2014 consequently direct the second respondent to consider the representation dated 27.05.2020 given by the petitioner within a stipulated time in a manner known to law and in accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Umashankar For Respondents: Mr.P.R.Dhilip Kumar 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. 2.Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vkr To 1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, No.800, Anna Salai, Chennai 2. 2.Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

3.The Deputy Financial Controller/Revenue, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 2.

4.The Accounts Officer/Revenue, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Chennai E.D.C/South-1, TANGEDCO, Anna Main Road, Chennai 78.

5.Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) Rep by its Secretary, TIDCO Office Building, No.19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai 8.

+1cc to Mrs.C.Uma shankar, Advocate, S.R.No.27113 +1cc to Mr.P.Gunaraj, Advocate, S.R.No.27108 W.P.No.11023 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.13411 of 2020 SSI(CO) KKV/21/09/2020