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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.DHANDAPANI
Chairman & Managing Director TANGEDCO – Appellant
Versus
Tamil Nadu Electricity Ombudsman – Respondent
ORDER :
M. Dhandapani, J.
Two sets of writ petitions have been filed, viz., one challenging the order passed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Ombudsman (for short ‘TNEO’) and the other by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (for short ‘TNERC’), in and by which both the authorities have directed the refund of the excess charges collected from the respective petitioners, who are respondents herein, with regard to installation of Distribution Transformers. The said orders are put to test by the petitioners by filing the present writ petitions.
Facts in the writ petitions assailing the order of TNEO :
2. It is the case of the petitioners that the respective 2nd respondents had developed a group housing project consisting of multiple apartments, viz., dwelling units and had sought new LT Domestic connection vide application application on various dates, as stated in the affidavit and the respective Assistant Engineer had arrived at the total required load and sanction was also accorded.
3. It is the further case of the petitioners that based on the above order, estimate was given by the Assistant Engineer vide slip for the respective 2nd respondents to pay the sum as mentioned in t
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