Hrb Boarding And Lodging Private Limited v. Tamilnadu Generation And Distribution Corporation

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.11.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WP.No.16158 of 2020 and WMP.Nos.20145 and 20146 of 2020 HRB Boarding and Lodging Private Limited Represented by its Managing Director C.R. Bhaalakkrishna Bhat

...Petitioner

..Vs..

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.

2 The Deputy Finance Controller Sholinganallur, Chennai- 600 097.

...Respondents

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records leading to the issuance of the original impugned High Tension Bill (Provisional) issue by the Second Respondent for the Month of March 2020 dated 01/04/2020 April 2020 dated 02/05/2020 May 2020 dated 03/06/2020 June 2020 dated 01/07/2020 July 2020 dated 01/08/2020 and August 2020 dated 01/09/2020 pertaining to Service No. 099094011029 in violation to Regulation 6 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply code 2004 and quash the same and direct the Respondents to rework the HT Bill with service Number 099094011029 and the excess amount shall be adjusted towards the future bills and the minimum charges alone shall be collected by the second Respondent for the period from March 2020 to August 2020 and not to levy any penalty for the period of lock down.

For Petitioner :

M/s.Vijayan Subramanian For Respondents :

Mr.P.Gunaraj 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 Petitions are closed. -s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar mra To 1 The Chairman and Managing Director Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.

2 The Deputy Finance Controller Sholinganallur, Chennai- 600 097.

+1 CC to Mr.P.R.Dhilipkumar, Advocate Sr.No.36783 W.P.No.16158 of 2020 and WMP Nos. 20145 and 20146 of 2020 RGN(CO) KP(19/12/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/