Athi Sivan Steels Pvt Ltd Ht Sc.No.572, v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.12.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.17471 of 2020 and WMP.No.21656 of 2020 Athi Sivan Steels Private Limited HT Sc.No.572, Door No.1, Panapatty Road, Varapatty Village, Chandrapuram Post, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore, Rep. By its Managing Director B.Shahul Hameed ... 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- 600 002.

3. The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO, Coimbatore North Electricity Distribution Circle, Coimbatore.

... 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 passed by this Honble 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 Honble Court as per Article 14 of the constitution of India 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 lock down periods and also to further direct the Respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents: Mr.Damodharan (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 //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, Coimbatore North Electricity Distribution Circle, Coimbatore.

+1 cc to Mr.R.S. Pandiyaraj, Advocate Sr.No. 40045 W.P.No.17471 of 2020 and WMP.No.21656 of 2020 SR II(CO) NS(28/12/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/