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Torrent Power Limited v. U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 693
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 14 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the same does not afford any ground for investigation under Section 128 in the present case.

Judgment, page 64

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration i) Whether any individual can invoke the jurisdiction of a State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERC) on the plea of public interest. In other words, whether an ERC has the jurisdiction to consider matters in public interest; ii) Whether the Act, 2003 confers jurisdiction on the State ERCs to consider and adjudicate the efficacy of a distribution franchisee agreement entered between a distribution licensee and a distribution franchisee. In other words, whether ERCs have the jurisdiction to review the functioning of a distribution licensee to supply the electricity

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