Selliamman Spinning Mills Private Limited v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 01.12.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WP.No.16966 of 2020 & WMP.No.21061 of 2020 Selliamman Spinning Mills P Ltd., .. Petitioner HTSC No.58, Selliamman Nagar, Mettupatty (P.O), Seshanchavadi (Via), Salem - 636111, Represented by its Managing Director Mr.K.Rajendran Vs 1.The Tamil Nadu Generation and .. Respondents Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, 10 th 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, Salem Electricity Distribution Circle, Salem.

Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this 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 Court as per Article 14 of the Constitution of India, to 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-October 2020 falling in the lockdown periods as per the above order dated 14.08.2020 and also, to further direct the respondents to refund/adjust the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner during the lockdown period.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiaraj For Respondents : Mr.N.Damodharan Standing counsel COMMON ORDER The issue that has been raised in these 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) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar msr To 1.The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, 10 th 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, Salem Electricity Distribution Circle, Salem.

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