Chitrakoot Steel v. The Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :10.12.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.17859 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.22150 of 2020 Chitrakoot Steel and Power Pvt. Ltd., HT Sc.No.801, Old Gummidipoondi, Gummidipoondi, Tiruvallur - 601 201.

Rep. by its authorized signatory V.Rajendran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) Rep. by its Chairman & 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, Chennai Electricity Distribution Circle/North Chennai.

... Respondents Prayers: These Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the order of this 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 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.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents: Mr.P.R.Dilipkumar Standing counsel

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. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar sai To 1.The Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) 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, Chennai Electricity Distribution Circle/North Chennai.

+1 CC to Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj, advocate sr 40046. +1 CC to Mr.P.R.Dilipkumar, Advocate sr 39998. W.P.No.17859 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.22150 of 2020 PA(CO) SP(01/02/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/