Jansons Foundation v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.08.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WRIT PETITION NO.17967 OF 2021 WMP NO. 19189 OF 2021 Jasons Foundation, HTSC No. 039094320638, SF No. 442/1A,1B, 1C, 443/1,2,446/3,4, Karumthapatty Village, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore, Represented by its General Manager Mr. J. Srinivasa Ragavan ... Petitioner -Vs1. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, 10th Floor, No. 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002.

2. The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002.

3. The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO, Coimbatore Electricity Distribution Circle/South,

4. The Tamilnadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, 19-A, Rukumini Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai - 600008/ Represented by its Secretary.

... Respondents

Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for directing the Respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this Honourable dated 14.8.2020 passed in W.P.No.7678 of 2020 in a similar batch matter and to apply the order of this Honourable couryt as per Article 14 of the constitution of India, to the petitioner also and consequently direct the 3rd respondents to cause to issue the fresh CC bills for the months of April 2020 to June/2021 falling in the lockdown periods and also, to further direct the Respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charged from the petitioner and pass such other or further orders as deemed fit and necessary in the circumstances of the matter and thus render justice.

For Petitioner : R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents : Mr.M.Abul Kalam Standing counsel

O R D E R

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 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 given by this Court will equally apply 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-VII) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar KST

To

1. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, 10th Floor, No. 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002.

2. The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002.

3. The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO, Coimbatore Electricity Distribution Circle/South,

4. The Tamilnadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, 19-A, Rukumini Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai - 600008/ Represented by its Secretary.

+1cc to Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj, Advocate, S.R.No.43981 W.P.No.17967 of 2021 & WMP No.19189 of 2021 RSV(CO) RLP(20/09/2021)