Madras High CourtWP/44486/2025disposed of with direction

Arunachala Gounder Textiles Mills P Ltd Unit 1 v. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission

2025-11-18Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani9 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18-11-2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.Nos.49620, 49624 and 49626 of 2025 Arunachala Gounder Textiles Mills (P) Ltd Unit I HTSC No.049094220168 & New HTSC No.049094370453 No.5, Byepass Road, Pallaipalayam, Erode-638 006 Repd By Its Director N.Ramesh ... Petitioner in W.P.No.44486 of 2025 M/s.Amarjothi Spinning Mills Ltd Unit B HTSC No.049094360085 Gobi Main Road, Pudusuripalayam, Nambiyur-638 458 Gobi(TK) Erode (Dt.), Repd by its Authorised Signatory Jaisushmi Jaichander ... Petitioner in W.P.No.44489 of 2025 Lucky Yarn Tex India P Ltd., 7/33, K.R.P.Nagar, Komarapalayam Main Road, Pallipalayam Erode-638 006, Repd by its Authorised Singatory P.Viswanathan, ... Petitioner in W.P.No.44492 of 2025 Vs.

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1. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission 4th Floor, SIDCO Corporate Office Building, Guindy, Chennai-600 032 Rep by its Secretary 2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 600 002 3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 02 4.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle, Namakkal 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Palladam Electricity Distribution Circle, Palladam 6.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Theni Electricity Distribution Circle, Theni.

7.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli Respondents in W.P.No.44486 of 2025

1. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission 4th Floor, SIDCO Corporate Office Building, Guindy, Chennai-600 032 Rep By Its Secretary 2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 600 002 Page No.2 of 9

3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 600 002 4.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Gobi Electricity Distribution Circle, Gobi 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tuticorin Electricity Distribution Circle, Tuticorin Respondents in W.P.No.44489 of 2025

1. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission 4th Floor, SIDCO Corporate Office Building, Guindy, Chennai-600 032 Rep. by its Secretary 2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 600 002 3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 600 002 4.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle, Namakkal 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tuticorin Electricity Distribution Circle, Tuticorin Respondents in W.P.No.44492 of 2025 Page No.3 of 9

Prayer in W.P.No.44486 of 2025 : The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents and and their men, agents from collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.22,94,485 /- (for the year of 2022-2023) payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted Prayer in W.P.No.

44489 of 2025 : The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents and and their men, agents from collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.42,29,247 /- (for the year of 2024-2025) payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted. Prayer in W.P.No.

44492 of 2025 : The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents and and their men, agents from collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.10,47,944/- (month from May 2025 to September 2025) to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted.

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For Petitioner (in all W.Ps.) : Mr. M. Saravana Kumar For Respondents (in W.P.Nos.44486 and 44492 of 2025) : Mr. S. Kalaiselvan For Respondents (in W.P.Nos.44489 of 2025) : Mr. I. Syed Sibghatulla - - - - - COMMON ORDER Since the issue involved in these writ petitions is one and the same, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, these writ petitions are heard together and disposed of by way of this common order.

2. When these matters were taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved in the present Writ petitions is no longer res integra and the similar issue has already been decided by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.Nos.6776 of 2020 etc., batch on 28.10.2021 and therefore, the same order may be passed in these petitions as well. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents has not disputed the facts submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and he has no serious objection for the said order being passed. Page No.5 of 9

3. The learned Single Judge of this Court, vide order dated 28.10.2021 made in W.P.Nos.6776 of 2020 etc., batch in the case of M/s.Rajaguru Spinning Mills P. Ltd., Vs. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, in identical circumstances which was also relied upon by the learned counsel for the petitioners held as under:- "11. In view of the above, all these Writ Petitions are Disposed of with the following directions:- (a) In all those cases where the TANGEDCO has acted upon the interim orders passed bythis Court and the entire outstanding amounts due and payable has been adjusted, those writ petitions will be rendered infructuous since the grievance of those petitioners stands redressed;

(b) In those cases where the TANGEDCO is in the process of adjusting the outstanding amount due, such adjustment shall be continued till the entire outstanding amount is adjusted towards the current consumption charges / open access charges payable by the respective petitioners and (c) The TANGEDCO shall not take any coercive steps to disconnect the electricity connection to the petitioners until the outstanding amounts due and payable is completely adjusted towards the current consumption charges/open access charges payable by the petitioners."

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4. In view of the above fact that the earlier Writ petitions involving similar issue being disposed of by this Court in the aforesaid terms, the present Writ Petitions also stand disposed of in terms of the above said order of this Court dated 28.10.2021 made in W.P.Nos.6776 of 2020 etc., batch. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous petitions are closed. 18-11-2025 asi Index : Yes / No Speaking order / Non-speaking order : Yes / No To

TNPDCL, Palladam Electricity Distribution Circle, Palladam 6.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Theni Electricity Distribution Circle, Theni.

7.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli 8.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Gobi Electricity Distribution Circle, Gobi 9.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tuticorin Electricity Distribution Circle, Tuticorin Page No.8 of 9

M. DHANDAPANI, J.

asi and W.M.P.Nos.49620, 49624 and 49626 of 2025 18-11-2025 Page No.9 of 9