Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Electricity Regulatory Commission Electricity Act 2003 |
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 - ss. 42(5) and (6), 86(1)(f) and 128 - State Electricity Regulatory Commission - Jurisdiction of - To issue direction to its licencees/distributors and to decide the dispute of individual consumer - Held: Commission has power to issue general directions to prevent harassment to the public at large by its licencees/distributors - But a blanket direction without making a proper investigation in the issue is unsustainable - Commission does not have jurisdiction to decide the dispute of individual consumer - Such dispute has to be decided by Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum and ombudsman created under Regulations by the State - Maharashtra. Electricity Regulatory Commission (Consumer Redressal Forum and Ombudsman) Regulations, 2003.In the C.A. No. 2846 of 2006, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory commission (appellant), on receiving complaints from consumers against its licencees/distributors, without getting an investigation done, directed the licencees/distributors to withdraw the supplementary/amendment Bills issued by them and to refund the amount collected to the concerned consumers. The order of the Commission was set aside by the appellate Tribunal and directed that each consumer should approach the forum created u/s 42(5) of Electricity Act, 2003.In appeal to this Court, the question for consideration was whether the Commission had power to give a general direction to its licencees/distributors.In Civil Appeal No. 3551 of 2006, the question for consideration was whether the Commission had jurisdiction to decide the dispute of individual consumer. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Mathur |
Neutral Citation | 2007 INSC 834 |
Petitioner | Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission |
Respondent | Reliance Energy Ltd. And Ors. |
SCR | [2007] 9 S.C.R. 9 |
Judgement Date | 2007-08-14 |
Case Number | 2846 |
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