Electricity Act

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited v. Talwandi Sabo Power Limited 2026 INSC 515 -Electricity Act - Punjab State Grid Code

Electricity Act, 2003, - Punjab State Grid Code, 2013 - SG Code in its operation and scheduling and despatch contemplates breach by the SGS on four facets : (i) over-injection and underinjection, covered in UI Regulations (ii) deviation, reckoned by the DSM Regulations (iii) gaming, contemplated under Regulation 11.3.4

Electricity Act

Indian Railways v. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited 2026 INSC 464 - Electricity Act - Deemed Distribution Licensee

Electricity Act, 2003 - Section 2(5),14 - Railways is not a deemed distribution licensee under the third proviso to section 14 of the Electricity Act because its electrical network is an internal, captive system for self‑use and it neither operates a “distribution system” connecting to consumers nor

Electricity Act

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission v. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited 2026 INSC 461 - Electricity Act - DERC Tariff Regulations

Electricity Act, 2003: DERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011- Regulation 6.32 - Regulation 6.32 does not, and cannot, override the broader statutory and regulatory framework and the same does not confer an absolute and unconditional right upon the generating utility to recover depreciation

Electricity Act

RattanIndia Power Ltd v. MSEDCL; 2025 INSC 1502 - Electricity Act - CPC - Precedents - Remand Order

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Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. v. Penna Electricity Limited; 2025 INSC 1439 - Electricity Act -Power Purchase Agreement

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Mahaveer v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1206 -Electricity Act -Theft Of Electricity

Indian Electricity Act, 1910 - Section 39 -For the presumption against the consumer to take effect, it must be proved that an artificial means or a means not authorised by the licensee had been used in committing the theft. In other words, the presumption is not of automatic application, and

Electricity Act

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd vs Essar Power Limited 2025 INSC 1160 -Electricity Act- Pleadings

Pleadings - Parties would be bound by their pleadings and the case put forth by them on the strength thereof and it is not for the Court to substitute its own notion of what that case should be. (Para 36) Quote -This Court cannot be a mute spectator when its

Electricity Act

Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC) vs GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd. 2025 INSC 1079 - Electricity Act

Electricity Act 2003 - Section 125 - The appeal under Section 125 of the 2003 Act is only permissible on any of the grounds as specified in Section 100 of the CPC - As such, it is permissible only on substantial questions of law- When there are concurrent finding of

Electricity Act

KKK Hydro Power Limited v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited 2025 INSC 1057 - S. 86 Electricity Act - PPA Execution

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Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (CESC) v. Saisudhir Energy (Chitradurga) Pvt. Ltd. 2025 INSC 1034 - Electricity Act - Regulatory Fora - Contractual Framework

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BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd vs Union of India 2025 INSC 937 -Electricity Act

Electricity Act 2003 - I. Electricity is a public good. Its generation, transmission, and distribution are statutorily regulated to ensure access to supply, on a non-rival and non-exclusive basis. II. Being a material resource within Article 39 of the Constitution of India, Part-IV of the Constitution must inform the generation,

Electricity Act

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs Green Infra Corporate Wind Private Limited 2025 INSC 922 - Electricity Act

Electricity Act 2003 -The price at which power is to be procured by a distribution licensee from a generating company is not a matter of consensus and private agreement between the parties as it is to be fixed statutorily by the Appropriate Commission. [Context: SC held that GUVNL cannot, therefore,

Electricity Act

Torrent Power Limited vs. U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission 2025 INSC 838 - S.128 Electricity Act

Electricity Act 2003- Section 128 - Unless some satisfactory grounds are given for initiating an investigation, a petition or an application under Section 128 cannot be held to be maintainable. The ERCs are required to consider matters in public interest wherever mandated by the Act, 2003, i.e., in matters

Constitutional Law

State Of Himachal Pradesh vs JSW Hydro Energy Limited 2025 INSC 857 - Electricity Act - Writ Petition

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Electricity Act

Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd. 2025 INSC 770 - S.125 Electricity Act

Electricity Act 2003- Section 125 - A mere question of law would not be sufficient enough to entertain an appeal under Section 125 of the 2003 Act. Added to that, it should be such that the substantial question of law, if answered in the affirmative in favour of the appellant,

Electricity Act

Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited vs Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited 2025 INSC 697 - S. 79 Electricity Act

Electricity Act - Section 79 -CERC is enabled to exercise its regulatory powers by way of orders under Section 79 and the purview of Section 79 is not limited to only adjudicatory orders but includes within its scope administrative functions as well- The regulatory powers provided to the CERC under

Miscellaneous

Powergrid Corporation Of India Limited vs Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 2025 INSC 626 - Electricity Act - Tariff Regulations

Electricity Act - Tariff Regulations -Regulation 53 does not include within its scope replacement of ICTs due to damage or failure. Regulation 53(2)(iv) says that any additional work/services which have become necessary for the efficient and successful operation of the project but not included in the original

Electricity Act

Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited vs Rajasthan Textile Mills Association 2025 INSC 592 - Electricity Act

Electricity Act 2003 - Section 42 ; Rajasthan Tariff Regulations, 2014 - Neither in the provisions of the 2003 Act nor under the provisions of the Rajasthan Tariff Regulations, 2014, is there a provision which makes the determination of the CSS simultaneously with the determination of the tariff mandatory- the determination

Miscellaneous

Ramayana ISPAT Pvt. Ltd. vs State Of Rajasthan 2025 INSC 424 - Electricity Act - Regulations Validity

Electricity Act, 2003 - RERC’s authority to regulate intra-state aspects of open access transactions, even when electricity is sourced from another state, aligns with the Act’s objectives and ensures effective regulatory oversight. (Para 50) Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulations, 2016 - High

Electricity Act

Municipal Corporation Of Delhi vs Gagan Narang 2025 INSC 2 - S 63 Electricity Act - Interpretation Of Statutes -

Electricity Act, 2003- Section 63- Section 63 does not restrict invoking of the provisions of Section 63 only to Discoms or generating companies- When the provisions of Section 63 of the Act are read in harmony with the provisions of Section 86(1)(b) of the Act, the powers of

Electricity Act

Castron Technologies Ltd. vs Damodar Valley Corporation - Electricity Act - Theft

Electricity Act - Section 154 (5) - The Special Court gets jurisdiction to determine civil liability in the event it is found that the consumer or person concerned has committed theft of energy. In this case, the finding of the Court was that the charge of theft has not been