Here's a simple breakdown of a recent court decision involving a refund for a solar power plant's security deposit. Let's dive in!
On November 27, 2025, the High Court of Madras heard a case between M/S Sampurna Shree Spinning Mills, located in Coimbatore, and the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL), based in Chennai. M/S Sampurna Shree Spinning Mills wanted a refund of a ₹10,00,000 security deposit for their solar power plant.
M/S Sampurna Shree Spinning Mills, represented by Mr. M.Saravana Kumar, asked the court to order TNPDCL to refund the money. The solar plant, with HTSC No.079534620036, was already up and running, and the company believed they were owed this refund.
"This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd to refund the Rs.10,00,000/- payable to M/S Sampurna Shree Spinning Mills..."
Justice M. Dhandapani was in charge of the case. The court agreed that the refund should be given and ordered TNPDCL to pay the amount with interest, as long as there were no legal problems. They gave TNPDCL six weeks from receiving the order to make the payment.
"There shall be a direction to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd to refund the eligible amount to M/S Sampurna Shree Spinning Mills..."
After the initial order, it was noticed that there was a typo in the HTSC number. Instead of '079534620036', it should have been '079534620086'. This was corrected on December 15, 2025, and new copies of the order were issued.
"The HTSC number has been wrongly typed... it is prayed that necessary corrections may be made..."
The court decided that M/S Sampurna Shree Spinning Mills should get their ₹10,00,000 security deposit back from TNPDCL, along with interest, as long as there were no other legal issues. TNPDCL was given six weeks to make the payment after receiving the order.
