M/S. Bsr Mall v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 25.09.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.13560 of 2020 & 16810 of 2020 M/s. BSR MALL, rep.by its Authorised Signatory, Mr.B. Raghavendra Reddy, having office at S.No.69/5A1, 5A2, 6A1, 6A2 of Okkiyam, Thoraipakkam Village, MMRD Road, OMR.

.. Petitioner

Versus

1.Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited [TANGEDCO] represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2.The Deputy Finance Controller, Velacherry, Chennai 600 042 ..

Respondents Prayer :

Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records leading to the issuance of the original impugned High Tension Bills (Provisional) issued by the 2nd respondent for the month of March 2020 dated 02.04.2020, April 2020 dated 02.5.2020,May 2020 dated 01.6.2020, June 2020 dated 1.7.2020 and July 2020 dated 1.8.2020, August 2020 dated 01.09.2020 pertaining to Service No.099094011077 in violation of Regulation 6(b) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 and quash the same and direct the respondents to rework the HT bill with service number 099094011077 and the excess amount shall be adjusted towards the future bills and the minimum charges alone shall be collected by the second respondent for the period from March 2020 to August 2020 and not to levy any penalty for the period of Lock Down. For Petitioner :

Mr.Vijayan Subramanian For Respondents :

Mr.P.Gunaraj Standing counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in these 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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msr To 1.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited [TANGEDCO] 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2.The Deputy Finance Controller, Velacherry, Chennai 600 042 +1 cc to M/s.P.Gunaraj, Advocate Sr.No. 31398 W.P.No.13560 of 2020 & 16810 of 2020 GP(CO) RMP(22/10/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/