Mtc Business Pvt Ltd v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.10.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WRIT PETITION NO.21402 OF 2021 & W.M.P.NO.22639 OF 2021 MTC Business Pvt Ltd., HTSC No.2107, VI A Clave Vhateau Nilgiris Supermarket, Building No.808, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010, Rep.by its Chief Operating Officer, M.L.Vyas ... 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 Chief Financial Controller-Revenue, TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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

... 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 dated 14.08.2020 passed in W.P.No.7678 of 2020 in a similar batch matter and to apply the order of this Hon'ble 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 April 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.L.Jai Venkatesh, 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 W.P.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 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 KST To

1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamilnadu 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, Chennai North Electricity Distribution Circle, Chennai.

+2ccs to Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj, Advocate, S.R.Nos.51848 & 52515 W.P.NO.21402 OF 2021 RSI(CO) PBS/20/10/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/