Per DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ:

The present set of three appeals arises out of a common judgment and order, dated 10.01.2025, rendered in W.P. Nos.2771, 2778 and 2779 of 2013. Since the issues of law and fact which arise in all the three writ appeals are the same and since the judgment impugned before us is also a common judgment for all the three writ petitions, we propose to deal with the issues by way of a common order.

2. We will refer to the facts in reference to W.A. No.208 of 2025 to understand the genesis of the controversy before us. The appellant i.e., Tamil Nadu Electricity Board now rechristened as Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, called for tenders for supply of ACSR/AAA conductors for which six purchase orders were placed with respondent No.2 M/s. Rajam Aluminium Metal Products Pvt. Ltd on 29.12.1997, 28.10.1998, 2011.1999, 16.12.1999, 05.10.2000 and 31.10.2000.

The amount, according to the supplier, not having been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the purchase order led respondent No.2 to approach the A.P. Industries Facilitation Council, which was first constituted under the Interest On Delayed Payments To Small Scale And Anci