Power Grid Corporation of India Limited v. Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company
(i) Whether the CERC, while exercising its functions u/s.79(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, is circumscribed by statutory regulations enacted u/s.178 of…
Allowed- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- 15 May 2025
- Citation
- [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2062
- Case no.
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6847/2025
- Bench
- J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan
Issue for consideration
(i) Whether the CERC, while exercising its functions u/s.79(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, is circumscribed by statutory regulations enacted u/s.178 of the Act, 2003; (ii) Whether the CERC exercises regulatory or adjudicatory Act, 2003. In other words, what is the scope of the CERC’s power to regulate inter-state transmission of electricity and determine tariff for the same under clauses (c) and (d) of s.79(1); (iii) Whether the grant of compensation by the CERC for the delay vide the orders dated 21.01.2020 and
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