Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
---|---|
e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | State Electricity Regulatory Commission Electricity Act 2003 Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS) Cross Subsidy Surcharge |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | Electricity Act, 2003 - Enactment of - Object- Payment of Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS) to Distribution company - Rationale - Discussed- Held: CSS is the charge payable by a consumer who opts to avail power supply through open access from someone other than Distribution licensee in whose area it is situated - Such surcharge is meant to compensate such Distribution licensee from the loss of cross subsidy that such Distribution licensee would suffer by reason of the consumer taking supply from someone other than such Distribution licensee. Electricity Act, 2003- s. 14 -Appellant, a Developer in the SEZ area having its unit in the SEZ, not drawing or utilizing any electricity from the Distribution Licensee viz. WESCO for its unit- State Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) entered into by the appellant with M/s. Sterlite Energy and directed the appellant to pay Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS) to WESCO holding the appellant to be a 'consumer' - Validity - Whether developer of a notified SEZ, who has been deemed by law to be a licensee for distribution of electricity, is required to, once again, apply to the Electricity Regulatory Commission for grant of a licence or the deeming fiction carved out in s. 14 of the Electricity Act automatically dispenses with this requirement and ipso facto makes such SEZ developer a distribution licensee - Held: No doubt by virtue of the status of a developer in the SEZ area, the appellant was also treated as deemed Distribution Licensee- However with this, it only got exemption from specifically applying for licence uls.14 of the Electricity Act- In order to avail further benefits under the Act, the appellant was also required to show that it was in fact having distribution system and had number of consumers to whom it was supplying the electricity - That was not the case here- Notification dated 03.03.2010 issued u/s.49(1) of the SEZ Act providing for the "Developer" of SEZ being deemed as a "Distribution Licensee" was issued keeping in view the concept of Multi Unit SEZs and did not apply to a Developer like appellant who had established the SEZ only for itself-Appellant to make payment of CSS to WESCO - Special Economic Zone Act, 2005- s. 2(g)(j)(za)(zc), ss. 3, 4, 11; 12, 13, 15 and 49. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri |
Neutral Citation | 2014 INSC 339 |
Petitioner | M/s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. |
Respondent | Orissa Electricity Regulatory Comm. & Ors. |
SCR | [2014] 13 S.C.R. 426 |
Judgement Date | 2014-04-25 |
Case Number | 5479 |
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community. It is sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find the right resource with least effort and in minimum time. NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is built to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is designed to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. It is developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Learn more about this project from here.
NDLI is a conglomeration of freely available or institutionally contributed or donated or publisher managed contents. Almost all these contents are hosted and accessed from respective sources. The responsibility for authenticity, relevance, completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability of these contents rests with the respective organization and NDLI has no responsibility or liability for these. Every effort is made to keep the NDLI portal up and running smoothly unless there are some unavoidable technical issues.
Ministry of Education, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), has sponsored and funded the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) project.
Sl. | Authority | Responsibilities | Communication Details |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education |
Sanctioning Authority | https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives |
2 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project | https://www.iitkgp.ac.in |
3 | National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project | Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in |
4 | Project PI / Joint PI | Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project |
Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon |
5 | Website/Portal (Helpdesk) | Queries regarding NDLI and its services | support@ndl.gov.in |
6 | Contents and Copyright Issues | Queries related to content curation and copyright issues | content@ndl.gov.in |
7 | National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club) | Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach | clubsupport@ndl.gov.in |
8 | Digital Preservation Centre (DPC) | Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books | dpc@ndl.gov.in |
9 | IDR Setup or Support | Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops | idr@ndl.gov.in |