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Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998

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PARADIP PORT AUTHORITYversusPARADEEP PHOSPHATES LTD.

2025 INSC 971

The Paradip Port Authority (formerly Paradip Port Trust) and Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. entered into a 1985 agreement for a captive berth, with tariff rates subject to periodic revision. Dispute arose when the Authority unilaterally increased rates in 1993, leading to arbitration, an appellate …

BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD. & ANRversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS

2025 INSC 937Directions issued

The three Delhi distribution companies (BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.) challenged the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (DERC) tariff orders that created and perpetuated a large regulatory asset to bridge revenue gaps, which had …

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ANR.versusJSW HYDRO ENERGY LIMITED & ORS.

2025 INSC 857Appeal(s) allowed

The Himachal Pradesh government entered into an Implementation Agreement with JSW Hydro Energy Ltd (formerly JIL) to supply 12% free power for the first 12 years and 18% thereafter from a 1045 MW hydro project. When the free‑power obligation rose above the 13% cap prescribed in CERC (Terms and …

U.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD.versusN.T.P.C. LTD. & ORS.

2013 INSC 637Dismissed

The appellant U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. challenged the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) approval of additional capitalisation of Rs 4.521 crore for a thermal power plant taken over by NTPC Ltd. The CERC had allowed the excess expenditure despite the requirement in Regulation 2.5 …

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND ANR.versusM/S SRI SEETARAM RICE MILL

2011 INSC 772Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned a rice mill that consumed electricity beyond its contracted load, leading the Executive Engineer to issue a provisional assessment under Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The mill challenged the assessment and the accompanying notice of "unauthorised use" before the High …

PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDversusM/S SIEL LTD. AND ORS.

2008 INSC 943Appeal(s) allowed

The Punjab State Electricity Board appealed against the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s tariff order, which had been upheld by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground that the Commission failed to consider certain parameters. The industrial consumers (M/s SIEL Ltd. and …

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) …

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 …

BSES LTD.versusM/S. TATA POWER CO. LTD. AND ORS.

2003 INSC 565Dismissed

BSES Ltd., a distribution licensee, and Tata Power Co. Ltd. (TPC), a bulk licensee, disputed the amount BSES should pay for a 275 MVA standby power facility provided by TPC, which itself paid charges to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) for a 550 MVA standby capacity. The State …

WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDversusCALCUTTA ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORPN. LTD.

2001 INSC 595Dismissed

The West Bengal State Electricity Board (the Board) had initially consented to the establishment of a new thermal generating station at Budge Budge, but the project cost later escalated. The licensee, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., sought further Board consent for the revised cost, which …

PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICLTY BOARDversusNATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD. AND ORS.

2001 INSC 498Appeal(s) allowed

The Punjab State Electricity Board and other state electricity boards appealed to the Supreme Court against an interim order of the Delhi High Court that virtually stayed the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's (CERC) norms for hydro‑generation and inter‑state transmission tariffs. The …