WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-10-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP Nos.40925 & 40929 of 2025 AND WMP Nos. 43033 and 43032 OF 2025 W.P.No.40925 of 2025 M/s.Sandfits foundries (P) Ltd Unit-1. S.F.No.200/1A, Trichy Road, Kannampalayam Post Coimbatore-641402 by its General Manager Kumararathinam P ... Petitioner Vs 1. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission 4th Floor Sidco Building Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy Chennai 32 Rep. By Its Secretary 2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 02 3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 02 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 4.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Coimbatore Metro Electricity Distribution Circle, Coimbatore. 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Palladam Electricity Distribution Circle, Palladam. 6.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Udumalpet Electricity Distribution Circle, Udumalpet. Respondent(s) WP No.40929 of 2025 M/s.Manchester Textiles P Ltd., S.F.No.31/1A, 1B, 1C, 31/2, 32/6, 31/1A, 1B, 33/2, 35/2 & 27/2, 16] Vellampalayam Village, Kunnathur-Perundurai Road, Perundarai, Erode-638 103 repd By its Authorised Signatory S.Dhayanidhi Petitioner(s) Vs 1. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission 4th Floor, SIDCO Building, Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy Chennai – 32 Rep. By Its Secretary https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 02. 3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 02 4.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tirupur Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirupur. 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Palladam Electricity Distribution Circle, Palladam. Respondent(s) PRAYER in WP No. 40925 of 2025: Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents and their men, agents from collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.87,91,840.37/- (for the year of 2024 -2025) payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted. PRAYER in WP No. 40929 of 2025: Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents and and their men, agents from collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner's HTSC No.039094380746 until the respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.2,34,458/- (for the month of January and February 2025) payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Saravana Kumar in both the petitions For Respondent: Mr.D.R.Arunkumar, Standing Counsel in both the petitions COMMON ORDER When the matters were taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners fairly conceded that the issue has already been decided by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.Nos.6776 of 2020 etc., batch on 28.10.2021. Therefore the same order may be passed in this petition as well. 2.In view of the fair stand taken by the learned counsel for the parties, the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.Nos.6776 of 2020 etc., batch (M/s.Rajaguru Spinning Mills P. Ltd., Vs. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission) dated 28.10.2021, in identical circumstances held as under:- “11. In view of the above, all these Writ Petitions are Disposed of with the following directions:- (a) In all those cases where the TANGEDCO has acted upon the interim orders passed by this Court and the entire outstanding amounts due and payable https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 has been adjusted, those writ petitions will be rendered infructuous since the grievance of those petitioners stands redressed; (b) In those cases where the TANGEDCO is in the process of adjusting the outstanding amount due, such adjustment shall be continued till the entire outstanding amount is adjusted towards the current consumption charges / open access charges payable by the respective petitioners and (c) The TANGEDCO shall not take any coercive steps to disconnect the electricity connection to the petitioners until the outstanding amounts due and payable is completely adjusted towards the current consumption charges/ open access charges payable by the petitioners.” 3.In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication in these matters. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 29-10-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No Nhs To 1.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission 4th Floor Sidco Building Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy Chennai 32 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 02 3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144 Anna Salai Chennai 02 4.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tiruppur Electricity Distribution Circle, Tiruppur 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Coimbatore Metro Electricity Distribution Circle, Coimbatore 6.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Palladam Electricity Distribution Circle, Palladam 7.The Superintending Engineer TNPDL, Udumalpet Electricity Distribution Circle, Udumalpet 8.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Nos. 40925 & 40929 of 2025 M.DHANDAPANI J. Nhs WP Nos.40925 & 40929 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.43033 and 43032 OF 2025 29.10.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis