Madurai Multifunctional Complex Private Limited v. The Tamil Nadu Generation And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.10.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Writ Petition No.22857 of 2021 & WMP No.24068 of 2021 Madurai Multifunctional Complex Pvt Ltd West Veli Street, Railway Junction Premises Madurai 625 001, Represented by its Operation Manager C.Maruthurajan .. Petitioner -Vs1 The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Chief Financial Controller-Revenue TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

3. The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO Madurai Metro Electricity Distribution Circle Madurai.

.. 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 WP No.7678 of 2020 in a similar batch matter and 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 respondents to cause to issue the fresh CC bills for the months of May 2020, June 2020, July 2020, August 2020 and September 2020 falling in the COVID 19 lockdown period and also to further direct the respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Ms.M.Mythili For Respondents: Mr.M.Abul Kalam, Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

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, 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(CS-IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KST To 1.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Chief Financial Controller-Revenue TANGEDCO, 7th Floor, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

3. The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO Madurai Metro Electricity Distribution Circle Madurai.

+1cc to M/s.M.Mythili, Advocate, S.R.No.54918 W.P.No.22857 of 2021 & WMP No.24068 of 2021 GPL(CO) SB(11/11/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/