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Electricity Act, 2003

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PTC INDIA LTD.versusCENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION THROUGH SECRETARY

2010 INSC 146Dismissed

PTC India Ltd and other traders challenged the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's (CERC) Fixation of Trading Margin Regulations, 2006, alleging they were ultra vires. They appealed to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, which dismissed the appeal, directing them to seek judicial review. …

GLOBAL ENERGY LTD. & ANR.versusCENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

2009 INSC 785Appeal(s) allowed

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted an interim inter‑state trading licence to Global Energy Ltd., but later invoked Regulation 6A of the 2006 amendment to disqualify the applicant on grounds of pending legal proceedings and a vague "fit and proper" test, revoking the …

M.D., M/S. RAMAKRISHNA POULTRY P. LTD.versusR. CHELLAPPAN & ORS.

2009 INSC 753Appeal(s) allowed

M/s. Ramakrishna Poultry Ltd., a poultry farmer, purchased land and erected sheds while the Power Grid Corporation was surveying a 400 kV transmission line that would pass over the sheds. The company claimed that the high‑voltage lines would harm its birds and sought a realignment or increased tower …

TATA POWER COMPANY LTD.versusRELIANCE ENERGY LIMITED AND OTHERS

2009 INSC 731Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined a dispute between Tata Power Company (TPC), its distribution arm, BEST and Reliance Infrastructure (Rlnfra) over the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission's (MERC) approval of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and its direction to allocate generation capacity. The …

PTC INDIA LTD.versusGAJENDRA HALDEA AND ORS.

2009 INSC 476Appeal(s) allowed

PTC India Ltd. appealed against an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) that, invoking Sections 60 and 66 of the Electricity Act, 2003, directed all Electricity Regulatory Commissions to fix trading margins as if they were tariff determinations. The appellant contended that the …

CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONversusGAJENDRA HALDEA AND ORS.

2009 INSC 477Appeal(s) allowed

The appeal challenged an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity directing all Electricity Regulatory Commissions to fix trading margins, which the appellant argued amounted to tariff determination beyond the Tribunal's power under Section 121 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The appellant, …

WEST BENGAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONversusGAJENDRA HALDEA & ORS.

2009 INSC 478Appeal(s) allowed

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission appealed against an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity that, invoking Sections 60 and 66 of the Electricity Act, 2003, directed all regulatory commissions to fix trading margins as if they were tariff determinations. The Commission …

CESC LTD.versusGAJENDRA HALDEA AND ORS.

2009 INSC 479Appeal(s) allowed

CESC Ltd appealed against an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) that, invoking sections 60 and 66 of the Electricity Act, 2003, directed all Electricity Regulatory Commissions to fix trading margins as if they were tariff determinations. CESC contended that the Tribunal lacked …

WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDversusGAJENDRA HALDEA AND ORS.

2009 INSC 480Appeal(s) allowed

The West Bengal State Electricity Board appealed against an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity which, invoking Sections 60 and 66 of the Electricity Act, 2003, directed all State Electricity Regulatory Commissions to fix trading margins as if they were tariff determinations. The Board …

M/S. DLF POWER LIMITEDversusCENTRAL COALFIELDS LTD. & ANR

2009 INSC 450Disposed off

The Supreme Court heard two interrelated civil appeals filed by Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) and DLF Power Ltd challenging a tariff determination made by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity. The Tribunal had relied on a report prepared by Ernst & Young’s Cost Accounts Wing, which calculated the …

BINANI ZINC LIMITEDversusKERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS

2009 INSC 367Reference answered

Binani Zinc Ltd. challenged the Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) 2002 tariff revision order, arguing that after the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998 came into force, the Board no longer had authority to set tariffs until a State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) was …

PTC INDIA LTD.versusCENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION THR. ITS SECRETARY

2009 INSC 329Matter referred to larger bench

The Supreme Court examined appeals challenging the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity's declaration that it lacked jurisdiction to review the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fixation of Trading Margin) Regulations, 2006. The Tribunal relied on West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission …

U.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD.versusNATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD. AND ORS.

2009 INSC 292Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute concerned whether the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) could have the arrears of salary revision for its employees, payable with retrospective effect from 1997, included in the tariff for its Korba and Dadri power stations for the years 1997-2000. NTPC filed tariff applications …

GRID CORPORATION OF ORISSA LTD.versusGAJENDRA HALDEA AND ORS.

2008 INSC 936Disposed off

The case concerned a petition filed by Gajendra Haldea before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) under Section 52 read with Section 79(1)(g) of the Electricity Act, 2003, seeking that Grid Corporation of Orissa Ltd (GRIDCO) adhere to a 4 paise per unit trading margin prescribed by …

TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITEDversusRELIANCE ENERGY LIMITED & ORS.

2008 INSC 781Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute arose when Reliance Energy (formerly BSES) alleged that Tata Power Company (TPC) was encroaching on its distribution area by supplying electricity directly to retail consumers, contrary to licence terms and government policy. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) …

KUSUMAM HOTELS (P) LTD.versusKERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS.

2008 INSC 729Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined whether the Kerala Government Order of 26 September 2000, which retrospectively withdrew electricity tariff concessions granted to classified hotels under a tourism‑industry policy, was valid. The hotels argued that the withdrawal violated their accrued rights, the …

GUJARAT URJA VIKASH NIGAM LTD.versusESSAR POWER LTD.

2008 INSC 352Disposed off

The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) filed an appeal against a Gujarat High Court order that appointed a retired Chief Justice as arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve a power‑purchase dispute with Essar Power Ltd. GUVNL contended that after the …

ACCOUNTS OFFICER, JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND ANR.versusANWAR ALI

2007 INSC 1024Case Partly allowed

Anwar Ali filed a complaint before the District Consumer Forum alleging that his electricity supply was disconnected without prior notice. The Forum awarded him Rs 50,000 compensation with interest, an order upheld by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the National Consumer …

MAHARASHTRA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONversusRELIANCE ENERGY LTD. AND ORS.

2007 INSC 834Dismissed

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) issued a notice directing its licensees to withdraw supplementary/amended electricity bills and refund amounts collected from consumers, without conducting an investigation under Section 128 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The Appellate Tribunal …

DELHI ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONversusBSES YAMUNA POWER LIMITED AND OTHERS

2007 INSC 153Dismissed

The case concerned the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (DERC) decision to reduce the depreciation rate for the newly privatized distribution companies from 6.69% to 3.75% in its 2003 tariff order. The respondents, the distribution companies including BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., argued that the …

M.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2006 INSC 602Directions issued

The Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) challenged two notifications issued by the Central Government fixing the dissolution date of the erstwhile MPSEB as 15‑Nov‑2000 and apportioning assets, rights and liabilities between MPSEB and the newly formed Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board …

GLOBAL ENERGY LTD . .AND ANR.versusM/S. ADANI EXPORTS LTD. AND ORS.

2005 INSC 251Dismissed

The West Bengal State Electricity Board issued a notice inviting tenders (NIT) for the sale of surplus power, requiring a Rs 30 lakh earnest money deposit from all bidders except Central/State Government organisations and public sector undertakings (PSUs). Global Energy Ltd., lacking the requisite …