Hotel Marina Towers v. Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.10.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.22782 of 2021 and W.M.P.Nos.24005 and 24006 of 2021 Hotel Marina Towers, Represented by its Managing Director, Mohamed Tameemul Ansari N M.
Having office at No.2A, Ponniamman Koil Street, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
..Petitioner Vs.
1. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
2. The Deputy Finance Controller (CEDC/CENTRAL), E & OE, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
..Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is 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 2nd respondent for the month of April 2021 dated 06.05.2021, May 2021 dated 05.06.2021 and June 2021 dated 07.07.2021 pertaining to Service No.019094022403 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 019094022403 and the excess amount shall be adjusted towards the future bills and the minimum charges alone shall be collected by the 2nd respondent for the period from April 2021 to June 2021 and not to levy any penalty for the period of Lock Down.
For Petitioner : M/s.Vijayan Subramanian For Respondents: Mr.L.Jaivenkatesh 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 WP. Nos.7678, 7679, 9141, 9312, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
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 petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar RR To
1. The Chairman and Managing Director, The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO), No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
2. The Deputy Finance Controller (CEDC/CENTRAL), E & OE, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
W.P.No.22782 of 2021 A.SK(22.11.2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/