Sundew Properties Limited vs Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission

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2024 Supreme(SC) 490

SANJIV KHANNA, DIPANKAR DATTA
Sundew Properties Limited – Appellant
Versus
Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission – Respondent

Advocates appered:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Rishi Agrawala,, Adv. Ms. S.lakshim Iyer, Adv. Ms. Anwesha Padhi, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Munot, Adv. Mr. Kunal Kaul, Adv. Mr. Samikrith Rao Puskuri, Adv. Ms. Ashita Chawla, Adv. Mr. Amarpal Singh Dua, Adv. Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Somanadri Goud Katam, AOR Mr. Sirajuddin, Adv. Mr. C. S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, AOR Mr. Vinayak Goel, Adv. Mr. Gunnalan, Adv. Mr. Nitish Raj, Adv. Mr. Rahul Jajoo, Adv. Mr. Devadipta Das, Adv. Ms. Prerna Robin, Adv.

THE CHALLENGE

1. This is a statutory appeal before us under section 125 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003,¹[Electricity Act]. It registers a challenge to the judgment and order dated 27th September, 2019 passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity,²[APTEL] dismissing an appeal carried under section 111 of the Electricity Act by the appellant from the judgment and order dated 15th February, 2016 passed by the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission,³[TSERC]. Consequently, the impugned judgment and order of the TSERC was upheld.

BRIEF FACTS

2. The basic facts giving rise to this appeal are not disputed. A brief overview of the facts and the trajectory of proceedings, relevant for a decision on the present appeal, are set out hereunder :

(a) The appellant was notified by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Commerce), Government of India,⁴[MoCI] as a ‘Developer’, in terms of sections 3 and 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005,⁵[SEZ Act], to establish a sector-specific Special Economic Zone,⁶[SEZ] unit for Information Technology/Information Technology Enabled Services sector in Madhapur, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad, in the former State of Andhra Prad

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2024 Supreme(SC) 490

SANJIV KHANNA, DIPANKAR DATTASundew Properties Limited – AppellantVersusTelangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

SANJIV KHANNA, DIPANKAR DATTA
Sundew Properties Limited – Appellant
Versus
Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission – Respondent