Hotel Marina Towers v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 11.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WP.No.16138 of 2020 & WMP.No.20126 of 2020 Hotel Marina Towers, represented by its Managing Director, Mohamed Tameemul Ansari N.M.

Having office at No.2A, Ponniamman Koil Street, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

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Petitioner

Versus

1.Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited [TANGEDCO] represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2.The Deputy Finance Controller (CEDC/CENTRAL), E & OE, TANGEDCO, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

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Respondents Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records leading to the issuance of the original impugned High Tension Bills (Provisional) issued by the Second Respondent for the month of March 2002 dated 07.04.2020, April 2020 dated 07.05.2020, May 2020 dated 08.06.2020, June 2020 dated 06.07.2020, July 2020 dated 06.08.2020, August 2020 dated 07.09.2020 and September 2020 dated 07.10.2020 pertaining to service No.019094022403 in violation of 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 019094022403 and the excess amount shall be adjusted towards the future bills and the minimum charges alone shall be collected by the Second Respodnent for the period from March 2020 to September 2020 and not to levy any penalty for the period of Lock Down. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

For Petitioner : Mr.Vijayan Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.P. Gunaraj, Standing counsel

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in this present writ petitions 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. -s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar msr To Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited [TANGEDCO] represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2.The Deputy Finance Controller (CEDC/CENTRAL), E & OE, TANGEDCO, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

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