Supreme Court of India
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. v. M/s. Jsw Steel Limited & Ors.
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In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeals fail and deserve to be dismissed and are accordingly 415 dismissed.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Electricity Act, 2003 – ss.2(15), 42(4) – State Commission held captive consumers-respondents herein liable to pay additional surcharge – Appeals filed by the captive consumers – Allowed by Appellate Tribunal – On appeal by distribution licensee, held: Captive consumers incur huge expenditure/invest huge amount for construction, maintainance or operation of a captive generating plant and dedicated transmission lines – Such captive consumers/ captive users who form a separate class other than the consumers defined u/s.2(15) are not liable to pay additional surcharge leviable u/s.42(4), as…
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