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M/s. Jindal Steel and Power Limited v. The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors.

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Bench Ajay Rastogi and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 29 September 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we find that the Appellate Tribunal was not right in cancelling/setting aside the licence granted to the appellant-JSPL and hence, the impugned judgment is liable to be set aside.

Judgment, page 39

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Electricity Act, 2003: s.14 – Distribution licence/minimum area of supply u/s.14 of the 2003 Act granted to appellant-JSPL by the Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Commission) – Cancellation of, by the Tribunal – Challenge against – Held: s.14 of the 2003 Act states that appropriate Commission may grant a license to any person (a) to transmit electricity as a transmission licensee; or (b) to distribute electricity as a distribution licensee; or (c) to undertake trading in electricity as an electricity trader, in any area as may be specified in the license – The sixth…

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