Petition challenging the requirement for the petitioner to source power from third parties during load shedding. The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous on its own merits upon the petitioner's admission.
No relief granted as the petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21.02.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM
W.P.No.3838 of 2013 and M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2013
Indian Wind Power Association Rep.by its Secretary General Door No.E, 6th Floor, Shakti Towers-1 766, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002. ...Petitioner
Vs.
1.Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) Represented by its Secretary 19-A, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai (Marshall's Road), Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
2.Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director 144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 2.
3.The Chief Engineer – Commercial Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) 144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 2. ...Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents, their officers, men, agents, representatives and assigns from demanding the members of the petitioner to source and inject private power through third party and IEX sources for consumption during the load shedding periods, both scheduled and unscheduled, in order to maintain the dedicated feeder status and accordingly, exempt all of them from the requirement of sourcing power through third party and IEX power to continue the dedicated feeder status when they have their own wind power both at current generation and at banking account.
For Petitioner : Mr.Rahul Balaji For Respondents: Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh, SC
O R D E R
The learned counsel for the petitioner would state that the prayer sought in this writ petition has become infructuous.
2.In the light of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition stands dismissed as Infructuous. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS VIII)
Sub Assistant Registrar
Jer
To
1.The Secretary Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) 19-A, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai (Marshall's Road) Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
2.The Chairman and Managing Director Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) 144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 2.
3.The Chief Engineer – Commercial Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) 144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 2.
W.P.No.3838 of 2013 and M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2013
KK(CO) CT 11/03/2022
Indian Wind Power Association
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited
K.KALYANASUNDARAM
As recorded by the court registry
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