Electricity Act, 2003 · Chapter X: Regulatory Commissions · Grants, Fund and Accounts, Audit and Report
Section 108: Directions by State Government
(1) In the discharge of its functions, the State Commission shall be guided by such directions in matters of policy involving public interest as the State Government may give to it in writing.
(2) If any question arises as to whether any such direction relates to a matter of policy involving public interest, the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 108
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Torrent Power Limited v. U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors.
i) Whether any individual can invoke the jurisdiction of a State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERC) on the plea of public interest. In other words, whether an ERC has the jurisdiction to consider matters in public…
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Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. v. Jhabua Power Limited and Others
Whether the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) was right in passing the impugned judgment holding that the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) was not bound by the directives of the State…
- Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
- Paschimanchal Vidyutvitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. v. M/Sadarsh Textiles & Anr.