Best Cotton Mills v. Tamilnadu Electricity

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.10.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.No.4005 of 2014 and M.P.1 of 2014 Best Cotton Mills (Unit of Best Corporation Ltd) HT SC No.129 S.F.No.113 Chitravuatham Palayam Village Pollachi Road, Dharapuram, Tirupur.

Represented by its Manager, P.Muthu Krishnan ... Petitioner -vs1.Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission repd. By its Secretary, 19-A, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai, (Marshall's Road) Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Chairman, 3.Director Finance, 4.The Chief Financial Controller, 5.The Superintending Engineering Udumalpet Electricity Distribution Circle, Udumalpet.

6.The Superintending Engineering Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli. ... Respondents

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondent and their men, agents from collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the respondent makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.3,55,22,473/- payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted. For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondent : Mr.S.K.Rameshwaran ******

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the prayer in the Writ Petition has become infructuous and sought permission of this Court to withdraw the same. He has also made an endorsement to the said effect.

2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner, the Writ Petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar svn/vji To 1.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, 19-A, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai, (Marshall's Road) Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Chairman,

3.Director Finance, 4.The Chief Financial Controller, 5.The Superintending Engineering Udumalpet Electricity Distribution Circle, Udumalpet.

6.The Superintending Engineering Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli.

WP.No.4005 of 2014 SPD(CO) rrs 20/11/2018