CAV ORDER

The petitioner has challenged circulars of even date i.e 09.09.2014 issued by the respondent No.3 revising the chargeable distance to and from JSWT Siding Hubli Division over South Western railway with effect from 10.09.2014. It has also questioned the circular dated 29.02.2016 issued by respondent No.3 in so far as it relates to not allowing reopening of the past cases pertaining to over charges paid by the petitioner for the earlier period. The petitioner has also questioned various communications issued by respondent Nos.3, 4 and 5 refusing to refund the overcharges collected from it under the impugned circulars dated 09.09.2014.

2(i). The petitioner is a Public Limited Company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. It has established a steel plant at Toranagallu Bellary District. It claims that post liberalization, the State Government invited major steel companies to set up integrated steel plants. In 1994, Jindal Iron and Steel Company was chosen to set up a steel plant in association with Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC). Accordingly, a Company named Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited (JVSL) was incorpo