Kevin Steels Pvt Ltd v. The Tamil Nadu Generation

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 14.12.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.NO.18610 OF 2020 & WMP.NO.23083 OF 2020 Kevin Steels Pvt. Ltd., HT Sc.No.999, No.86A, Kamatchi Nagar Main Road, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600 087.

represented by its Director D.Amarsan Bagthasingh ..

Petitioner

Versus

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 Prayer :

Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a 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 lock down 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.Panndiyaraj 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. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msr To 1.

The Chairman & Managing Director, The 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.

+1cc to Mr.R.S.Panndiyaraj, Advocate, S.R.No.41129 W.P.No.18610 of 2020 & WMP.No.23083 of 2020 KK(CO) CS/03/02/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/