Benitha Textiles (P) Ltd., v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.09.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.NO.19600 OF 2021 AND W.M.P.NO.20892 OF 2021 *Benitha Textiles (P) Ltd HTSC No.079094700245 142, Bungalow Street, Kovilpatti Virudhunagar, Rep. By its Factory Manager N.Senthilkumar

...Petitioner

Vs.

1. The Tamil Nadu 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, Thoothukkudi Electricity Distribution Circle Thoothukkudi.

...Respondents

Prayer: Writ petition is 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 Hon'ble Court dated 14.08.2020 passed in W.P.No.7678 of 2020, in a similar batch matter and to apply the order of this Court as per Article 14 of the Constitution of India, to the petitioner also and consequently direct the respondents to cause to issue the fresh CC bills for the months of April 2020 to June 2020 falling in the wave of Covid - 19 lockdown periods and also, to further direct the respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner. For Petitioner : M/s.M.Mythili For Respondents : Mr.M.Abul Kalam Standing Counsel

O R D E R

The issue that has been raised in the present writ petitions is covered by the orders passed by this Court in the 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 given by this Court will equally apply to the present writ petitions also.

2. Accordingly these writ petitions are allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

RAP/RR Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) Dated: 29/09/2021 * Corrected as per order of this Court, dated 27/10/2021 made in W.M.P.No.24143 of 2021 in WP 19600 of 2021 Sd/- Deputy Registrar(CS) Dated : 29/10/2021 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

To

1. The Chairman and Managing Director The Tamil Nadu Generation and To be Substituted Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), to the order 10th Floor, No.144, Anna Salai, already Chennai - 600 002. despatched on 29/09/2021

2. The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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

* +1cc to M/s.M.Mythili, Advocate, S.R.No.55600 W.P.No. 19600 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.20892 of 2021 mg[co] srg 29/09/2021 RLP(29/10/2021)