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Anusha Selvam v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution

2020-11-06Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 06.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.15878 of 2020 & WMP.Nos.19733 and 19734 of 2020 Anusha Selvam HT Service No.089094121360 No.6, 14th East Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Vellore 632 006.

..Petitioner Vs

1. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.

(TANGEDCO), rep. By its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144 Anna Salai, Chennai 02.

2. The Deputy Financial Controller, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), Gandhi Nagar, Vellore 632 006.

3. The Superintending Engineers, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), Gandhi Nagar, Vellore 632 006.

4. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), represented by its Secretary, TIDCO Office Building, No.19-A, Rukmani LakshmipathySalai, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.

..Respondents Prayer:

Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus directing the 1st to 3rd respondents, their men, officers, agents, servants, representatives and/or any one claiming through or under them to strictly comply with Regulation 6(b) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 in respect of demand charges during the periods of lockdown and

restricted functioning imposed by the Governments and authorities and to further refrain from levying, demanding and collecting any compensation charges, etc, for low PF or for not maintaining the stipulated Power Factor (PF) limit during the lock-down and restricted working period imposed by the Governments and to duly refund anys uch amounts already collected from the petitioner,HT consumer No.089094121360 . For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Saravanan For Respondents :

Mr.Varunkumar Standing counsel

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in the 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 WMP.Nos.19733 and 19734 of 2020 are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msr To 1.The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.

(TANGEDCO), rep by its Chairman and Managing Director,, 144 Anna Salai, Chennai 02.

2.The Deputy Financial Controller, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), Gandhi Nagar, Vellore 632 006.

3.The Superintending Engineers, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), Gandhi Nagar, Vellore 632 006.

4.Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), represented by its Secretary, TIDCO Office Building, No.19-A, Rukmani LakshmipathySalai, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.

+1cc to Mr.A.Saravanan, Advocate, SR.No.35995 +1cc to Mr.M.VarunKumar, Advocate, SR.No.36418 W.P.No.15878 of 2020 & WMP.Nos.19733 and 19734 of 2020 RSV(CO) KKV/05/01/2021