Electricity Act, 2003 · Chapter VII: Tariff
Section 63: Determination of tariff by bidding process
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 62, the Appropriate Commission shall adopt the tariff if such tariff has been determined through transparent process of bidding in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 63
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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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Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Gagan Narang & Ors. Etc
Whether the application under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 could have been made by the Appellant-MCD, a “local authority” within the meaning of Section 2(41) of the Act.
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Nabha Power Limited & Anr. v. Punjab State Power Coroporation Limited & Anr.
Issue arose as to whether the press release of 01.10.2009 announcing the decision of the Union Cabinet about approval of certain modifications envisaged in the then existing mega power policy, is covered within the…
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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…
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Karam Chand Thapar case [Chief Inspector of Mines v. Lala
State Commission held that the tariffs offered by the L-4 and L-5 bidders were not aligned to the prevailing market prices. In appeal by L-5, APTEL held that the State Commission had to necessarily adopt the tariff and…
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- Nabha Power Limited (Npl) v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (Pspcl) & Anr.
- Energy Watchdog v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors. Etc.
- All India Power Engineer Federation & Ors. v. Sasan Power Ltd. & Ors. Etc.
- Transmission Corpn. of A.P. Ltd. & Anr. v. Sai Renewable Power Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.