Supreme Court of India

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. Essar Power Limited and Another

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Reported as [2025] 9 S.C.R. 1575
Bench Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe JJ.
Decided 25 September 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that, in the light of para 9.13 in GERC’s order dated 18.02.2009 which was affirmed by this Court in the earlier round, it is not open to GUVNL to agitate its claim for compensation [2025] 9 S.C.R. 1591 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the appellant-GUVNL is entitled to reimbursement of the fixed charges, in relation to the diverted electricity from out of its allocated share by Essar Power Limited (EPL) to its sister company-Essar Steel Limited (ESL), in addition to the compensation payable for such wrongful diversion. Headnotes† Electricity – Proportionate principle of allocation – Reimbursement of fixed charges in relation to the diverted electricity – Predecessor-in-interest of GUVNL-Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB), entered into a PPA with EPL for purchase of the electricity generated by

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