COMMON ORDER

In these batch of writ petitions either the Association or the individual writ petitioners challenge the Notifications issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu in

(1) GO (MS)No: 30 Energy (B.1) Dept., dated 1.4.2002

(2) GO (MS)No: 31 Energy (B.1) Dept., dated 1.4.2002

The said two Notifications were issued by the first respondent, Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Energy Department simultaneously and the petitioners have prayed for quashing of both the Government Notifications.

2. It may not be necessary to refer to the details of the petitioner or petitioner associations as it has not bearing nor any special point has been raised in respect of the particular petitioner or petitioner association. Further no objections have been raised by the respondents as to the maintainability of the writ petitions by the association.

3. The petitioners are consumers of High Tension Electricity and they are subjected to periodical inspection by the Electrical Inspectorate in terms of Rule 46(1)(a) as well as Rule 63 of the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956. For such inspections, hitherto the rate of inspection fees were collected as fixed in terms of Rule 7 (2) and 46(2) (a) of