Electricity Act, 2003 · Chapter IV: Licensing
Section 12: Authorised persons to transmit, supply, etc., electricity
No person shall—
(a) transmit electricity; or
(b) distribute electricity; or
(c) undertake trading in electricity,
unless he is authorised to do so by a licence issued under section 14, or is exempt under section 13.
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 12
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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…
- Union of India Through General Manager Northern Railways v. Chairman, UP State Electricity Board & Ors.