Additional Advocate General (AAG) P.H. Arvindh Pandian on Monday informed the Madras High Court that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) might extend the deadline for payment of electricity bills, since the Centre as well as the State had extended the lockdown to fight COVID-19 till May 31.
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Deadline for payment of power bills may be extended, State tells Madras High Court NEWS STATES TAMIL NADU TAMIL NADU Deadline for payment of power bills may be extended, State tells Madras High CourtLegal Correspondent CHENNAI, MAY 18, 2020 21:34 ISTUPDATED: MAY 18, 2020 21:34 IST The judges adjourned the hearing on the PIL petition to June 8 after recording the submission of the AAG that the deadline was likely to be extended till the first week of June. Additional Advocate General (AAG) P.H. Arvindh Pandian on Monday informed the Madras High Court that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) might extend the deadline for payment of electricity bills, since the Centre as well as the State had extended the lockdown to fight COVID-19 till May 31. The submission was made before Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and Anita Sumanth during the hearing of a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate C. Rajashekaran who insisted that domestic consumers, huts and farmers as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) be given time till July 31 to settle bills. The judges adjourned the hearing on the PIL petition to June 8 after recording the submission of the AAG that the deadline was likely to be extended till the first week of June. A letter from the Editor Dear reader, We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. 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