M/S.Pothys Private Limited v. The Tamil Nadu Generation

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.09.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WRIT PETITION NO.20186 OF 2021 & WMP NO.21449 OF 2021 M/s.Pothys Private Limited (HTSC No.0490904240349) Rep.by its Partner, Mr.S.Ramesh S/o Mr.Sadayandi Mooppanar No.4, Omalur Main Road Salem-636 003.

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Petitioner -Vs1 The Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO), rep.by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2 The Accounts Officer(Revenue/CEDC/Central) TANGEDCO, PM Nagar, Seelainaikkenpatti Salem - 636 010.

.... Respondents Prayer Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this Hon'ble Court passed under similar circumstances in batch of writ petitions and to apply the said dictum to the petitioner also as per Article 14 of the Constitution of India and to rework the CC Bills of High Tension Consumer Connection Vide Service No.0490904240349 for the months of May 2021 and June 2021 falling in the second wave of the Covid-19 Lockdown period by levying minimum charges as per 6(B) Supply Code and also further direct the respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Mohan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Abul Kalam, Standing Counsel

O R D E R

The issue that has been raised in the present writ petition is covered by the orders passed by this Court in the batch of Writ Petitions in WP. Nos.7678, 7679, 9141, 9312, 9537, 9538, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 petition also.

2. Accordingly this Writ Petition is allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KST To 1 The Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO), rep.by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2 The Accounts Officer(Revenue/CEDC/Central) TANGEDCO, PM Nagar, Seelainaikkenpatti Salem - 636 010.

W.P.No.20186 of 2021 SRA(CO) PM/01/11/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/