The Southern Railway v. The Chairman Cum Managing Director
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14.10.2020
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and WMP.Nos.18355 & 18356 of 2020 The Southern Railway, represented through The Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer, Office of the Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, Southern Railway, 7th Floor, NGO Annex, Park Town, Chennai 600 003.
... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
2.The Chief Financial Controller-Revenue, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), NPKRR Maligai, 144 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
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3.The Superintending Engineer, Tirunelveli EDC, TANGEDCO, Maharaja Nagar, Tirunelveli 627 011.
4.The Superintending Engineer, Kanniyakumari EDC, TANGEDCO, Nagercoil 629 001.
5.The Government of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Energy Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner herein through the Divisional Railway Manager / Traction Distribution, Thiruvananthapuram, dated 18.08.2020 to the respondents 3 and 4 herein and pass orders to the effect billing two Traction Sub-stations (TSS) (1.Nanguneri TSS, HT.SC.No.079094720276; 2.Eraniel TSS, HT.SC.No.079094700755) located in Thiruvananthapuram Division as per the aforesaid regulation at twenty percent of the billable demand or recorded demand whichever is higher besides charges for the actual consumption of electricity and not to levy low power factor compensation surcharge during the nationwide/Stated restricted lockdown period and the excess MD charges, excess Low Power Factor charges already paid during the Page No.2/4
lockdown /restricted period also be adjusted in the future bill and pass orders.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karthikeyan, Additional Solicitor General of India.
For Respondents : Mr.N.Damodharan, 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 petitions are closed. 14.10.2020 Internet:Yes.
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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J., rm To 1.The Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) No.144, Anna Salai,Chennai 600 002.
2.The Chief Financial Controller-Revenue, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), NPKRR Maligai, 144 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
3.The Superintending Engineer, Tirunelveli EDC, TANGEDCO, Maharaja Nagar, Tirunelveli 627 011.
4.The Superintending Engineer, Kanniyakumari EDC, TANGEDCO, Nagercoil 629 001.
5.The Government of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Energy Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
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