Thriveni Earth Movers Private Limited v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 10.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.15989 of 2020 & W.M.P.No.19896 of 2020 Thriveni Earth Movers Private Limited, HT.SC.No.329, Thorapalli Project, Thorapalli Agraharam Ambiletti (via)Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District, represented by its Senior Electrical Engineer ... Petitioner Selvaraj.P.

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- 600 002. 2 The Chief Financial Controller- Revenue (TANGEDCO) 7th Floor No. 144 Anna Salai Chennai- 600 002.

3 The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Krishnagiri Electricity Distribution Circle , Krishnagiri ..Respondents Prayer:

Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus 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 Respondent 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.

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For Petitioner :

Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj 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 petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msr To 1.The Chairman and Managing Director Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.(TANGEDCO) Rep 10th Floor No. 144 Anna Salai Chennai- 600 002. 2.The Chief Financial Controll er- Revenue (TANGEDCO) 7th Floor No. 144 Anna Salai Chennai- 600 002.

3.The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Krishnagiri Electricity Distribution Circle , Krishnagiri. +1cc to Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj, Advocate SR.36694 +1cc to Mr.M.Varunkumar, Advocate SR.36417 W.P.No.15989 of 2020 & W.M.P.No.19896 of 2020 KK(CO) CB(07/12/2020) Page numbers https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/