Supreme Court of India

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Adani Power Maharashtra Limited & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 8 S.C.R. 85
Bench B. R. Gavai and Vikram Nath JJ.
Decided 3 March 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, financial impact of Change in Law on the auxiliary consumption to restore the generator to the same economic position as if such Change in Law has not occurred is allowed.

Judgment, page 63

From the headnote

Power – Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – Supply of coal to power producers – Change of New oal Distributional Policy, 2007 (NCDP, 2007) by New Coa l Distributional Policy, 2013 (NCDP 2013) – Claim for ‘ hange in Law’ relief compensation – Operating parameters – eld: In the Energy Watchdog case as well as in Adani Rajasthan case, the Supreme Court held that on account of the Change in Law, the generating companies were entitled to compensation so as to restore the party to the same economic position as if such Change in Law had not occurred – Had the Change in Law not occurr ed,

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