M/S.Sree Rengarajlspat Industries (P) Ltd, v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:08.12.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.17265 of 2020 M/s.Sree Rengarajlspat Industries (P) Ltd HT SC No. 379 Plot No. MM-1 2 and 5 Sipcot Industrial Growth Centre Perundurai 638 052, Erode Rep by its Authorized Signatory S.Shyam Sundar

...Petitioner

..vs..

1 Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director 10th Floor 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.

2 The Chief Financial Controller-Revenue TANGEDCO, 7th Floor 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.

3 The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Erode Electricity Distribution Circle Erode .

...Respondents

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus Directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this Honourable Court dated 14.8.2020 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 respondent 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. For Petitioner :

M/s.R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents :

Mr.N.Damodharan Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

The issue that has been raised in the 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. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mra To 1 The Chairman and Managing Director Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) 10th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.

2 The Chief Financial Controller-Revenue TANGEDCO, 7th Floor 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-02.

3 The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Erode Electricity Distribution Circle Erode .

W.P.No.17265 of 2020 SR II(CO) KKV/15/12/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/