Three writ petitions filed by textile companies seeking to quash electricity supply orders were dismissed by the High Court of Madras as infructuous during a hearing in 2022.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 08.02.2022 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ W.P.Nos.14530, 14532 and 14533 of 2015 and M.P.Nos.1 to 1 of 2015 K.K.P.Spinning Mills Limited HTSC No.175, No.88, Salem Road, Namakkal District Rep. by its Manager P.Manoharan
...Petitioner in W.P.No.14530 of 2015 K.K.P.Weaving & Processing Mill Ltd. HTSC No.304 SF.No.67/IA Salem - Trichy Main Road, Athanoor, Rasipuram, Namakkal Dt 637 000. Rep. by its Authorized Signatory P.Manoharan. ...Petitioner in W.P.No.14532 of 2015 Supreme Cot-spin Mills (India) Pvt. Ltd. HTSC No.377 419-IA, IC, Vadugapalayam Road, Thekkalur Post, Avanashi - 641 654. Coimbatore rep. by its Authorised Signature S.Sethuramal ...Petitioner in W.P.No.14533 of 2015 Vs. 1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. 2.The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, TANGEDGO, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. ...Respondents 1 & 2 in all WP's 3.The Superintending Engineer, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle, Supa Towers, Tiruchengode Road, TANGEDGO, Namakkal. ...Respondents No.3 in W.P.Nos.14530 & 14532/2015
4.The Superintending Engineer, Coimbatore/South Electricity Distribution Circle, TANGEDCO, Coimbatore.
...Respondents No.3 in W.P.No.14533/2015
COMMON PRAYER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarifi, to call for the records of the 3rd respondent in his letter No.SE/CEDC/S/CBE/DFC/HT/AO/REV/AAO/AS/HT/A3/D.2015 dated 18.04.2015 & SE/CEDC/S/CBE/DFC/AO/REV/AAO/AS/HT/A3/D.2015 dated ..04/2015 quash the same as illegal and against the provisions as contained in the Regulation 5(5) (ii) (a) & (d) of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Supply Code, 2004 and against the 1st respondent order dated 31.07.2012.
For Petitioner in all W.Ps. : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents : Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh Standing Counsel
Today when the matters are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the prayer sought for in these Writ Petitions has become infructuous and hence, the same may be dismissed as infructuous.
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Assistant Registrar //True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
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To
1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
2.The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, TANGEDGO, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
3.The Superintending Engineer, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle, Supa Towers, Tiruchengode Road, TANGEDGO, Namakkal.
4.The Superintending Engineer, Coimbatore/South Electricity Distribution Circle, TANGEDCO, Coimbatore.
W.P.Nos.14530, 14532 and 14533 of 2015 and M.P.Nos.1 to 1 of 2015
NMI (CO) PR (28/02/2022)
K.K.P. Spinning Mills Limited
K.K.P. Weaving & Processing Mill Ltd.
Supreme Cot-spin Mills (India) Pvt. Ltd.
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO)
The Chief Financial Controller - Revenue, TANGEDCO
The Superintending Engineer, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle
M.Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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