The High Court closed two writ petitions filed by Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited seeking refund of earnest money. The court held that since the petitioner company was closed, no further adjudication was necessary, and the petitions were dismissed with no costs.
Writ petitions closed; no costs awarded.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 07.04.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM
W.P.Nos.11822 and 11823 of 2012 and M.P.Nos.1 and 1 of 2012
Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited, Through its authorized Manager, (Legal & Laison) Shri Manishkumar J. Pathak having Corporate Office at : Post Box No.3008, Essen House, 5/12, B.I.D.C., Gorwa, Vadodare 390 016. (Gujarat – India). ... Petitioner in both petitions
Vs.
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO) by Chief Engineer, Materials Management, 4th Floor, NPKRR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002. ... Respondent in both petitions
PRAYER in W.P.No.11822 of 2012: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the impugned order of the respondent in its proceedings Lr. No. CE /MM /SE/ MMI/ EEC/ A5/F.Spec.M.50/10-11/D109/2012 dated 20.03.2012 and to direct the respondent to refund the earnest money deposit of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only).
PRAYER in W.P.No.11823 of 2012: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the impugned order of the respondent in its proceedings Lr. No. CE /MM /SE /MMI /EEC /A6 /F.Spec.M.51/10-11/D110/2012 dated 20.03.2012 and to direct
the respondent to refund the earnest money deposit of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only).
In both petitions:-
For Petitioner : Mr.George Cheriyan
For Respondents : Mr.L.Jaivenkatesh Standing Counsel (TNEB)
COMMON ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would state that the petitioner company itself was closed.
2.In view of the above submission, nothing survives for further adjudication in this matter. Hence, these writ petitions are closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also closed.
SD/-
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
// TRUE COPY //
SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
skn To
The Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., (TANGEDCO), Materials Management, 4th Floor, NPKRR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.
W.P.Nos.11822 and 11823 of 2012 and M.P.Nos.1 and 1 of 2012
mg[co] srg 04/05/2022
Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.
K. Kalyanasundaram
As recorded by the court registry
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