T.K.Projects And Hotels Private Limited v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.10.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.21761 of 2021 and W.M.P.Nos.22941 & 22943 of 2021 TK Projects and Hotels Private Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, Mr.K.Manikandan Having Office at No.18, KAS Garden, Narasothipatty, Salem - 636 004.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.The Accounts Officer/Revenue, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) E & OE, Erumapalam.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records leading to the issuance of the original impugned High Tension Bills (Provisional) issued by the Second Respondent for the month of April 2021 dated 07.05.2021, May 2021 dated 07.06.2021 and June 2021 dated 07.07.2021 pertaining to Service No.049094240313 in violation Regulation 6(b) of the Tamil nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 and quash the same and direct the respondents to rework the HT bill with service number 049094240313 and the excess amount shall be adjusted towards the pending/future bills and the minimum charges alone shall be collected by the second respondent for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the period from April 2021 to June 2021 and not to levy any penalty for the period of Lock Down.

For Petitioner : Mr.Vijayan Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh Standing Counsel

O R D E R

The issue that has been raised in this 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.

Accordingly, this writ petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-LA) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar ssr To 1.Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.The Accounts Officer/Revenue, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) E & OE, Erumapalam.

W.P.No.21761 of 2021 and W.M.P.Nos.22941 & 22943 of 2021 RLD(CO) B.VC (02/11/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/