Ruby Hlorates Pvt. Ltd., v. The Chief Engineer,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.10.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and M.P(MD)No.1 of 2014 Ruby Chlorates Private Limited, No.11B, Swaminatha Sastry Street, Tennur, Trichirappalli-620 017, Represented by its Managing Director, Mr.D.Baskaran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Chief Engineer, The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Trichy.

2.The Superintending Engineer, The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, TEDC-Metro Trichy.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned current consumption charges bill for the month of December 2013 issued by the second respondent for the petitioner company in Service Connection No.162, 1/4

dated 30.12.2013 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to accord approval for the peak hour consumption for the month of 2013 for the petitioner company in Service Connection No.162. For Petitioner : M/s.N.Shankar Ganesh For Respondents : M/s.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the C.C bills incorporating the excess demand energy charges for Service Connection No.162.

2. A similar issue was questioned by Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association against the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission and others in I.A.No.736 of 2019 in D.F.R.No.1584 of 2019, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity by an order, dated 24.07.2019, has passed an interim order to the effect that no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner Wind Mills till the next date of hearing. 2/4

3. In view of the fact that the interim order, dated 24.07.2019, has been passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity in favour of the Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association in the similar matters as that of the petitioner, this writ petition stands disposed of with an observation that no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner, till the orders are passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition stands closed.

20.10.2022 Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No btr To 1.The Chief Engineer, The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Trichy.

2.The Superintending Engineer, The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, TEDC-Metro Trichy.

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R.

VIJAYAKUMAR , J.

btr Order made in 20.10.2022 4/4