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My Home Industries Pvt Ltd v. The Tamilnadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd

2020-11-27Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.16708 of 2020 and WMP.No.20715 of 2020 My Home Industries Pvt Ltd HT SC No.323 at No. 1/174 Melamaruthur Village, Ottapitaram Taluk, Tuticorin.

Rep by its Company Secretary and Vice President(Legal) B.Muralidhara Rao.

... 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.

3 The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Tuticorin Electricity Distribution Circle, Tuticorin.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 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. 1/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mythili For Respondents : Mr.S.K.Rameswar (Standing Counsel)

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in the 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 rli To 1.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.,(TANGEDCO), 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 Tuticorin Electricity Distribution Circle, Tuticorin.

+1cc to Mr.S.K.Rameshkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.38192 +1cc to Mr.M.Mythili, Advocate, S.R.No.38022 W.P.No.16708 of 2020 and WMP.No.20715 of 2020 AST(CO) GSP(15/12/2020) 2/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/