Madras High CourtWP/15327/2020disposed of

Umasankar Alloys P Ltd v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

2020-10-22Honourable Mr Justice C. Saravanan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :22.10.2020

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN Writ Petition Nos.15327, 15328, 15330, 15331, 15332, 15335, 15336 and 15337 of 2020 & W.M.P.Nos.19169 to 19173, 19176, 19177 and 19179 of 2020 1 UMASANKAR ALLOYS P LTD PLOT NO. 39 PHASE II SIPCOT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX HOSUR 635 126 REP BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY NANDAKUMAR ... PETITIONER in WP No.15327 of 2020 1 INDUS TMT INSUSTRIES LTD HTS C NO.336 KAPPAKAL ROAD ULIVEERANAPALLI VILLAGE THALLY ROAD HOSUR- 635 114 KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT REPD BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY S.THIRUNAVUKKA ... PETITIONER in WP No.15328 of 2020 1 JAI HIND WIRE ROD MILL LTD UNIT II HTSC NO. 154 NO. 12/1-A NATTAMANGALAM ROAD SALEM DISTRICT REP BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY C. GOKULNATHAN ... PETITIONER in WP No.15330 of 2020 1 JAIN HIND WIRE ROD MILL LTD HTSC NO.137 NO.12/1-A NATTAMANGALAM ROAD SALEM DISTRICT REP BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY C.GOKULNATHAN ... PETITIONER in WP No.15331 of 2020 1 SHREE MURUGAN FLOUR MILLS (P) LTD HTSC NO. 158 H.771 SATHY MAIN ROAD SS KULAM (VIA) GANESHAPURAM POST COIMBATORE REPD BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR G.

BALASUBRAMANIAM ... PETITIONER in WP No.15332 of 2020 1 PRIME GOLD INTERNATIONAL (P) LTD S.F.NO.289 AND 290 ULIVEERANAPALLI ELAFONDAPALLAI POST DENKANIKOTTAI TALUK KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT REP.BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY C.MURUGESAN ... PETITIONER in WP No.15335 of 2020

1 GBJ HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED HTSC NO. 409 164 / 165 AVINASHI ROAD PEELAMEDU COIMBATORE 641 004 REPD. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR G. BALASUBRAMANIAM ... PETITIONER in WP No.15336 of 2020 1 LAXMI ROLLING AND STRIPS PVT LTD HTSC NO.322 HOSUR THALLY ROAD KALUKONDAPALLI BELAGONDAPALLI TALUK KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY H. RAMESH ... PETITIONER in WP No.15337 of 2020 Vs.

1 THE TAMIL NADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LTD. (TANGEDCO) REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 10TH FLOOR NO. 144 ANNA SALAI CHENNAI 02 2 THE CHIEF FINANCIAL CONTROLLER REVENUE TANGEDCO 7TH FLOOR 144 ANNA SALAI CHENNAI 02 ..Respondents 1 & 2 in all W.Ps 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO KRISHNAGIRI ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE KRISHNAGIRI ... 3rd RESPONDENT in WP No.15327 of 2020, 15328, 15335 and 15337/2020 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO SALEM ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE SALEM ...3rd RESPONDENT in WP No.15330 of 2020 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO SALEM ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE SALEM ...3rd RESPONDENT in WP No.15331 of 2020 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO COIMBATORE NORTH ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE COIMBATORE ...3rd RESPONDENT in WP No.15332 of 2020 & 15336/2020.

Prayers in WP No.15327, 15332/2020, 15336/2020: Directing the Respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this Honble Court dated 14.08.2020 passed in WP No. 7678 of 2020 in a similar batch matter and to apply the order of this Honble Court 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 September 2020 falling in the lockdown periods and also to further direct the Respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner Prayers in WP No.15330, 15331, 15335 & 15337/2020: Directing the Respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this Honble Court dated 14.08.2020 passed in WP No.

7678 of 2020 in a similar batch matter and to apply the order of this Honble Court 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 March 2020 September 2020 falling in the lockdown periods and also to further direct the Respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj (in all the W.P's.) In W.P.Nos.15327, 15328, 15335 and 15337 of 2020 For Respondents : Mr.Varun Kumar, Standing Counsel In W.P.Nos.15330, 15331, 15332 and 15336 of 2020 For Respondents : Mr.

Damodharan, Standing Counsel C O M M O N O R D E R With consent of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsels for the respondents, these matters have been taken up for final hearing.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue is already covered by order dated 14.08.2020, rendered in W.P.No.7678 of 2020 and batch cases. It is submitted that it has been subsequently followed in W.P.No.14812 of 2020 dated 13.10.2020 of this Hon'ble Court.

3.The Writ Petitions stand allowed in terms of the order in the above Writ Petitions. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(Vacation Officer) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar

To 1.The Chairman & Managing Director TAMIL NADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LTD. (TANGEDCO) 10TH FLOOR, NO.144, ANNA SALAI CHENNAI - 600 002.

2.THE CHIEF FINANCIAL CONTROLLER-REVENUE TANGEDCO 7TH FLOOR, 144, ANNA SALAI CHENNAI - 600 002.

3.THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO KRISHNAGIRI ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE KRISHNAGIRI.

4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO SALEM ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE SALEM 5.

THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TANGEDCO COIMBATORE NORTH ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE COIMBATORE +8 CCS to Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj, Advocate sr 34802. +4 Ccs to Mr.N. Damodaran,Advocate sr 34795 & 34798 Writ Petition Nos.15327, 15328, 15330, 15331, 15332, 15335, 15336 and 15337 of 2020 & W.M.P.Nos.19169 to 19173, 19176, 19177 and 19179 of 2020 SPD(CO) SP(23/10/2020)