Athimaharaja Alloys Pvt Ltd v. The Tamilnadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd. (Tangedco),
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 19.11.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.16245 of 2020 & W.M.P.No.20299 of 2020 Athimaharaja Alloys Pvt Ltd HT SC.No. 335, S.F. No.2/2, Sirukalandai Village Jakkarpalayam(PO) Pollachi (TK) Rep. by its Director V.Balakrishnan
...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.
3 The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Udumalapet Electricity Distribution Circle Udumalapet
...Respondents
Prayer: 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 Honourable Court dated 14.08.2020 passed in WP. No. 7678 of 2020 in a similar batch matter and to apply the order of this Honourable 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 For Respondents : Mr.Vijay
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.
It is brought to the notice of this Court that the respondents have already disconnected electricity. In view of the orders passed in this Writ Petition, the 3rd respondent is directed to restore electricity connection immediately on payment of the revised current consumption bills and dues towards energy charges, if any.
3.
Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar lpp To 1 Chairman and Managing Director The Tamilnadu 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 Udumalapet Electricity Distribution Circle Udumalapet +1cc to M/s.R.S.Pandiaraj, Advocate, S.R.No.37230 +1cc to M/s.S.K.Rameshwar, Advocate, S.R.No.37067 W.P.No.16245 of 2020 & W.M.P.No.20299 of 2020 VSN II (CO) KKV/30/11/2020