IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-11-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP Nos. 45293, 45296 & 45303 of 2025 & WMP.Nos.50430, 50436 & 50442 of 2025

1.Arunachala Gounder Textiles Mills (P) Ltd Unit II HTSC No.049094370147, No.5, Bye-Pass Road, Pallipalayam, Erode 638 006, Repd. by its Director N.Ramesh Petitioner in WP/45293/2025

2.M/s.Jaichander Wind Farms Pvt Ltd., Amarjothi House, No.157, Kumaran Road, Tirupur – 641 601, Coimbatore District, repd. Its Authorised Signatory, Jaisushmi Jaichander Petitioner in WP/45296/2025

3.Lucky Weaves India P Ltd., 108, Komarapalayam Main Road, Pallipalayam, Erode – 638 006, Repd by its Authorised Signatory Mr.P.Viswanathan Petitioner in WP/45303/2025 Vs

1. Tamilnadu Electricity Regulatory Commission

4th Floor, SIDCO Corporate Office Building, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, Represented by its Secretary

2.The Chairman Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002

3.Director Finance Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002 Respondents 1 to 3 in all WPs

4.The Superintending Engineer, TNPDCL, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle, Namakkal. 5.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli.

Respondents 4 and 5 in WP/45293/2025

6.The Superintending Engineer, TNPDCL, Virudhunagar Electricity Distribution Circle,Virudhunagar.

7.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli.

Respondents 4 and 5 in WP/45296/2025

8.The Superintending Engineer, TNPDCL, Namakkal Electricity Distribution Circle, Namakkal. 9.The Superintending Engineer TNPDCL, Karur Electricity Distribution Circle, Karur.

Respondents 4 and 5 in WP/45303/2025 P RAYER i n WP/45293/2025 This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, forbearing the respondents and their men, agents, form collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the Respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.9,97,502/- (for the year of 2022-2023) payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted.

P RAYER in WP/4529 6 / 2025 This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, forbearing the respondents and their men, agents, form collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the Respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.1,33,542/- (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.

P RAYER in WP/45 3 03 / 2025 This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, forbearing the respondents and their men, agents, form collecting current consumption charges, demand charges and any arrears from the petitioner until the Respondents makes payment of the outstanding dues of Rs.9,13,705/- (for the month of June and July 2023) payable to the petitioner or give adjustment in the current consumption charges payable by the petitioner till the entire amount is adjusted.

In all Wps:

For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Saravana Kumar For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Kalaiselvan in WP/45293 & 45303/2025 Mr.S.Madhusudhanan in WP/45296/2025

COMMON O RDER

Since the issue involved in these writ petitions is one and the same, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, these writ petitions are heard together and disposed of by way of this common order.

2. When these matters were taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved in the present Writ petitions is no longer res integra and the similar issue has already