M/S.Dharani Sugars And Chemicals Ltd v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 14.10.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WP.No.14685 of 2020 and WMP Nos.18261 & 18262 of 2020 M/s.Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Limited, Represented by its Authorised Signatory, B.Naagarajan, Kalayanallur Village, Sankarapuram Taluk, Kallakurichi District-606 202.

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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, Kallakurichi Electricity Distribution Circle, Kallakurichi District-606 202.

..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 second respondent for the month of March 2020 dated 01.04.2020, April 2020 dated 01.05.2020, May 2020 dated 01.06.2020, June 2020 dated 01.07.2020, July 2020 dated 03.08.2020, August 2020 dated 01.09.2020 and September 2020 dated 03.10.2020 pertaining to Service No.029094170066 in violation 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 029094170066 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 September 2020 and not to levy any penalty for the period of Lock Down. For Petitioner :

Mr.Vijayan Subramanian For Respondents :

Mr.M.Varun Kumar Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

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. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar lpp 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, Kallakurichi Electricity Distribution Circle, Kallakurichi District-606 202.

+1cc to Mr.M.Varun Kumar, Advocate SR.No.34279 WP.No14685 of 2020 and WMP Nos.18261 & 18262 of 2020 SR(CO) GMY(09/11/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/