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Madras High CourtWP/11661/2020disposed of

M.Subramaniam, v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited(Tangedco),

2020-08-31Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :: 31-08-2020

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.11661 of 2020 M.Subramaniam ... Petitioner -Vs1.Tamil Nadu Generation and represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.The Accounts Officer/Revenue, 3.The Superintending Engineer, ... Respondents Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records leading to the issuance of the original impugned High Tension Bills (Provisional) by the 2nd respondent for the month of April 2020 (Bill No.9094380481052001 dated 07.05.2020), May 2020 (Bill No.9094380481062001 dated 05.06.2020) and for the month of June 2020 (Bill No.9094380481072001 dated 06.07.2020) pertaining to Service No.039094380481 in violation of Regulation 6(b) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004, and quash the same and direct the respondents to raise the monthly Bill calculating the Maximum Demand Charges at the rate of 20% as per 6 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004, till the extended period of Lock Down by the Government of Tamil Nadu and not to levy power factor penalty till the Lock Down is lifted and

operation of Cinema theatre commences in so far the petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Prem Auxilian Raj For Respondents: Mr.P.Gunaraj, Standing Counsel.

ORDER

By consent given by both sides, this Writ Petition is taken up for final hearing at the admission stage itself.

2. The issue that has been raised in the present Writ Petition is covered by the orders passed by this Court in the Batch of Writ Petition Nos.7678 of 2020 etc., dated 14.08.2020.

3. Consequently, the direction given by this Court in the above batch of Writ Petitions will squarely apply to the present Writ Petition also. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is allowed.

No Costs.

Consequently, the connected W.M.P.Nos.14299 and 14302 of 2020 are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dixit To 1.Tamil Nadu Generation and represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.The Accounts Officer/Revenue,

3.The Superintending Engineer, +1 cc to M/s.N.Damodaran, Advocate Sr.No. 28411 W.P.No.11661 OF 2020 NRL(CO) RMP(29/09/2020)