Supreme Court of India

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd [uhbvnl]. & Anr v. Adani Power Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 4 S.C.R. 487

Bench R. F. Nariman and Navin Sinha JJ.

Decided 25 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

We find no reason to interfere with the judgment of the Appellate Tribunal.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Electricity – Power Purchase Agreements(PPAs) – Adjus tment in monthly tariff payment on account of change in law – ppellants in . . No.5865 of 2018 are distribution licensees in the State of Haryana – Appellant in . . No. 6190 of 2018 is the Gujarat Urj a Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL), assigned with the task of procuring power by the State of Gujarat – Respondent, a generating com pany has a 4620 MW coal-fired power plant at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat – On 23.06.2005 SEZ Act was enacted – U/s.26, SEZ Act every Developer shall be entitled to various exempt ions, such as duty leviable

Authorities it was built on

2003 South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. v. State of M.P. and Ors. cited by 18
2011 Indian Council for Enviro-legal Action v. Union of India & Others cited by 14
2017 Energy Watchdog v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors. Etc. cited by 14
2016 All India Power Engineer Federation & Ors. v. Sasan Power Ltd. & Ors. Etc. cited by 8
2011 M/s Ntpc Ltd. v. M.P. State Electricity Board & Ors. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2025 Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. v. Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd. & Anr. relied on
2023 Gmr Warora Energy Limited v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (cerc) & Ors. relied on
2023 Haryana Power Purchase Centre v. Sasan Power Ltd. & Ors relied on
2022 Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. and v. Adani Power (mundra) Limited and Another relied on
2023 Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Adani Power Maharashtra Limited & Ors. referred to
2021 Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors. referred to
2020 Clp India Pvt. Ltd. v. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. & Anr. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 3 referred to

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