M/S. Sri Ganga Mills v. The Chairman

W.P.(MD).No.8637 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.04.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.(MD).No.8637 of 2021 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.6507 & 6508 of 2021 M/s.Sri Ganga Mills, Represented by its Managing Director, V.R.Pradeep, HTSC No.079094620217, 2/121, 2/122, Panaikulam Road, Meenakshipuram, Kambikudi Post, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar-626 106.

...Petitioner

Vs.

1. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, 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, Virudhunagar, Electricity Distribution Circle, TANGEDCO, Virudhunagar.

... Respondents Prayer: This Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records leading to the issuance of impugned High Tension Bills (Provisional) issued by the third respondent for the month of April 2020 (Bill 9094620217052002, dated 06.05.2020), pertaining to Service No.079094620217 and quash the same as arbitrary, illegal and in violation Regulation 6(b) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 and direct the respondents to raise the monthly bill calculating the Maximum Demand Charges at the rate of 20% as per 6 (b)of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004, till the extended period of lock down by the Government of Tamil Nadu and not to levy power factor penalty till the lock down is lifted and also further direct the respondents to refund the excessively collected demand charges from the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Sudalaimuthu For Respondents : Mr.S.M.S.Johny Basha Standing counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

W.P.(MD).No.8637 of 2021

ORDER

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.

2. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) tsg NOTE: In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned. +1 CC to M/s.N.SUDALAIMUTHU, Advocate ( SR-17857[F] dated 28/04/2021 ) W.P.(MD).No.8637 of 2021 27.04.2021 KK(26.05.2021) 2P 2C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2