Sri Raju Cotton Mills 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.16256 of 2020 & W.M.P.No.20318 of 2020 Sri Raju Cotton Mills HT SC.No. 131, 1110-B Cotton Market, Rajapalayam- 626 117, Virudhunagar District Rep. by its Authorized Signatory V.Muthusamy 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 Superinteding Engineer TANGEDCO Virudhunagar Electricity Distribution Circle, Virudhunagar.

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.S.K.Rameswar Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in this 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 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 Virudhunagar Electricity Distribution Circle, Virudhunagar.

+1cc to M/s.R.S.Pandia raj, Advocate, S.R.No.37229 +1cc to M/s.S.K.Rameshwar, Advocate, S.R.No.37067 W.P.No.16256 of 2020 & W.M.P.No.20318 of 2020 VSN II (CO) KKV/30/11/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/