Y.Pondurai (Htsc No.019094061889) v. The Tamil Nadu Generation

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.10.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WRIT PETITION NO.21170 OF 2021 & W.M.P.NO.22456 OF 2021 Y.Pondurai (HTSC No.019094061889) ... Petitioner -Vs1. The Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002.

2. The Accounts Officer (Revenue/CEDC/West) (TANGEDCO), Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or directions in the nature of writ 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 the Article 14 of the Constitution of India and to rework the CC Bills of High Tension Consumer connection vide Service No. 019094061889 provided at Old No.4, New NO.13, CTH Road, Padi, Chennai - 600050 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 Petitioners :

Mr.R.Mohan For Respondents :

Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

The issue that has been raised in the present writ petitions is covered by the orders passed by this Court in the 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 given by this Court will equally apply to the present writ petitions also.

2. Accordingly these Writ Petitions are allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sha To 1.

The Chairman and Managing Director, The Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.

The Accounts Officer (Revenue/CEDC/West) (TANGEDCO), Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

+1cc to Mr.R.Mohan, Advocate, S.R.No.51122 WRIT PETITION NO.21170 OF 2021 & W.M.P.NO.22456 OF 2021 NMI(CO) PBS/27/10/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/