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M/s.Aiswaryam Steels Private Limited v. The Chairman

Madras HC29 Apr 2026WP(MD)/13440/2026

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What is this about?

Writ petition allowed at admission stage. Court permitted the petitioner to pay the Additional Security Deposit of Rs.6,04,23,717/- in ten equal monthly instalments, relying on similar orders passed in earlier cases involving the same respondents.

What did the court decide?

Permitted to pay Additional Security Deposit of Rs.6,04,23,717/- in ten equal monthly instalments.

M/s.Aiswaryam Steels Private Limited Vs The… — Public Procurement and Tenders | Madras HC (2026)

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 29.04.2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P.(MD)No.13440 of 2026

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M/s.Aiswaryam Steels Private Limited, S.F.No.4/2B-5, Rajapudhukudi Post, Sannathu Pudhukudi Village, Kayathar Taluk, Tuticorin District - 627 352, Rep by its Managing Director, Mohamed Fayaz Safi Mohamed.

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.. Petitioner

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Vs. -

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The Chairman,

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Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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The Superintending Engineer, TNPDCL, Tuticorin Electricity Distribution Circle, Tuticorin.

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.. Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

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India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS directing the

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2nd Respondent to permit the Petitioner to pay the Additional Security

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Deposit of Rs.6,04,23,717/- alone in 10 equal monthly installments, along with the regular current consumption charges.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Pandiyaraj

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For Respondents : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel

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ORDER

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The petitioner seeks issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the

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second respondent to permit payment of the Additional Security Deposit of Rs.6,04,23,717/- in ten equal monthly instalments, along with the regular current consumption charges.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned

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counsel for the respondents.

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It is noted that this Court has, in several similar matters, granted time to remit such amounts in instalments. In this regard, the learned counsel for the petitioner placed reliance on the orders of this Court dated 26.05.2021 in W.P.No.12099 of 2021 (M/s.Venkateswara Cotton Mills vs. The

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Chairman, TANGEDCO and others) and dated 28.05.2025 in W.P.No. 19524 of 2025 (M/s.Venkalakshmi Paper and Boards Pvt. Ltd. vs. The Chairman, TANGEDCO and others).

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the aforesaid

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orders have not been reversed.

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In light of the above and following the earlier orders of this Court,

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this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, permitting the petitioner to pay the Additional Security Deposit of Rs.6,04,23,717/- in ten (10) equal monthly instalments. The petitioner shall remit the first instalment on or before 15.05.2026, and the remaining instalments on or before the 15th day of every succeeding month for a period of nine months thereafter.

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