Madras Steel Re- Rollers v. The Tamilnadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.NO.15915 OF 2020 AND WMP.NO.19785 OF 2020 Madras Steel Re- Rollers Association Registration No. 97/1979 11 Cross Road Tondiarpet Chennai- 600 081 Rep. by its President Mr.Samjay Agarwal ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO) Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, 10th Floor, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai- 600 002.

... Respondents Prayer:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to extend the benefit of the order passed by this Honble Court dated 14.08.2020 passed in W.P.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 members of the petitioner also and consequently direct the 1st and 2nd Respondents to cause to issue the fresh CC Bills for the months of April 2020- September 2020 falling in the lock down periods and also to further direct the Respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges in respect of members of the Petitioner Association who have paid it already. For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents: Mr.Damodharan (Standing Counsel) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in the 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(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rli To

1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.,(TANGEDCO), No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2. The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai- 600 002.

+1cc to Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj, Advocate, S.R.No.36028 W.P.No.15915 of 2020 and WMP.No.19785 of 2020 SJ(CO) CS/19/11/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/