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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 7692

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Ms. Justice P.T. ASHA
SRI RATHINAGIRI HOMETEX PVT LTD – Appellant
Versus
THE TAMIL NADU POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LTD – Respondent



IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 09.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA W.P.No. 49207 of 2025 &

W.M.P.Nos. 54964 & 54966 of 2025 Sri Rathinagiri Hometex Pvt Ltd Reg.Off No.9/959, Ponvel Nagar, C.A.K. Road, Karur - 639001 Repd. by its Authorized Signatory Padmanaban ...Petitioner Vs.

1. The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL)

10th floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director

2. Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd..

(TNGECL)

10th floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 Represented by its Managing Director

3. The Chief Engineer / NCES, (TNGECL)

2nd Floor, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

4.The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO, Tirunelveli Electricity Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli. ...Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 1st Respondent's impugned Board Proceedings in (Per) FB TANGEDCO Proceedings No.44 dated 01.08.2023 and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, contemptuous & as abuse of process of Court and consequently direct the 1st & 2nd Respondents, to strictly comply with the provisions of the Constitution of India as enshrined under Article 300A and to confine the Respondents within the statutory provisions and limits of the Electricity Act 2003, in the matter of allowing the Utility Changes / Migrations from converting the existing Energy Purchase Agreement to Energy Wheeling Agreement and further direct the 2nd & 3rd Respondents to allow Utility Change/Migration in Petitioner's WEG No.079224723158 by terminating the existing Energy Purchase Agreements (EPA) dated 01.12.2023 and direct to execute a fresh Energy Wheeling Agreement (EWA) under the Captive/ Group Captive/ 3rd Party Sale Schemes and further direct to make payment of the outstanding dues payable to the Petitioner, towards the wind energy sold by the Petitioner till the date of the termination of the EPA dated 01.12.2023 as per their respective invoices along with interest at 1% per month if any delay in payments within a reasonable time.

For Petitioner : Mr. R.S.Pandiyaraj For Respondents : Mr. D.R.Arun Kumar Standing Counsel.

O R D E R

This writ petition is filed for the following relief:

“To call for the records of the 1st Respondent's impugned Board Proceedings in (Per) FB TANGEDCO Proceedings No.44 dated 01.08.2023 and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, contemptuous & as abuse of process of Court and consequently direct the 1st & 2nd Respondents, to strictly comply with the provisions of the Constitution of India as enshrined under Article 300A and to confine the Respondents within the statutory provisions and limits of the Electricity Act 2003, in the matter of allowing the Utility Changes / Migrations from converting the existing Energy Purchase Agreement to Energy Wheeling Agreement and further direct the 2nd & 3rd Respondents to allow Utility Change/Migration in Petitioner's WEG No.079224723158 by terminating the existing Energy Purchase Agreements (EPA) dated 01.12.2023 and direct to execute a fresh Energy Wheeling Agreement (EWA) under the Captive/ Group Captive/ 3rd Party Sale Schemes and further direct to make payment of the outstanding dues payable to the Petitioner, towards the wind energy sold by the Petitioner till the date of the termination of the EPA dated 01.12.2023 as per their respective invoices along with interest at 1% per month if any delay in payments within a reasonable time.”

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this writ petition is covered by the earlier order passed in WP.No.13729 of 2025 dated 22.04.2025. The relevant portions are extracted hereunder:

“9. On the above findings, again the orders impugned were set aside and taking note of the earlier round of litigation which ultimately was dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SPL.Nos.8513-8518 of 2020. In view thereof, the

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