M/S.Empee Sugars and Chemicals v. the Superinteding Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Electricity law / TANGEDCO tariff matter: Empee Sugars and Chemical Ltd v. Superintending Engineer, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, TANGEDCO (W.P.(MD).No.3215 of 2019, Madras HC Madurai Bench, decided 12.02.2026 by R. Vijayakumar, J.). Petitioner challenged rejection of its load-reduction request (2500 KVA to 1500 KVA) based on current consumption arrears via communication dated 12.10.2018. Petition rendered infructuous by disconnection of service on 12.02.2019 and liquidation of the company per Central Pollution Control Board direction; writ petition and connected W.M.P(MD) No.2512 of 2019 closed, no costs. Keywords: load reduction, consumption arrears, disconnection, liquidation, certiorarified mandamus, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
None; the writ petition and the connected miscellaneous petition were closed without adjudication, with no order as to costs.