Maharashtra State Electricity ... vs M/S Jsw Steel Ltd

insc-2024-442 Supreme Court of India 17 May 2024 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8413 OF 2009 • 6 min read

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Case Significance

Maharashtra State Electricity ... vs M/S Jsw Steel Ltd is a Supreme Court of India decision dated May 17, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-442). MSEDCL challenged an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity order that upheld the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission's decision prohibiting imposition of a reliability charge on bulk consumers like JSW Steel who received uninterrupted power without load-shedding. The Supreme Court found no error in the Tribunal's view that the distribution company was not entitled to impose a reliability charge without proper statutory or regulatory support. The appeal was dismissed. The bench comprised Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan. The judgment was delivered by Justice Abhay S. Oka.

Summary

MSEDCL challenged an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity order that upheld the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission's decision prohibiting imposition of a reliability charge on bulk consumers like JSW Steel who received uninterrupted power without load-shedding. The Supreme Court found no error in the Tribunal's view that the distribution company was not entitled to impose a reliability charge without proper statutory or regulatory support. The appeal was dismissed.

What was the outcome of Maharashtra State Electricity ... vs M/S Jsw Steel Ltd?

MSEDCL challenged an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity order that upheld the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission's decision prohibiting imposition of a reliability charge on bulk consumers ...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-442)