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SANJAY KUMAR, N. V. ANJARIA
KKK Hydro Power Limited – Appellant
Versus
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appellant's appeal process and aptel's partial allowance. (Para 1 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. approval process for parties involved in the appeal. (Para 2 , 14) |
| 3. tariff determination and agreements established. (Para 5 , 6 , 10 , 21) |
| 4. regulatory powers and commission's jurisdiction. (Para 12 , 13 , 19 , 20 , 22) |
| 5. private agreements cannot alter statutory regulations. (Para 26 , 28 , 29) |
| 6. royalty policy impacts and improved tariff claims. (Para 30 , 32) |
JUDGMENT :
1. By way of this appeal filed under Section 125 of the ELECTRICITY ACT , 20031[for short, ‘the Act of 2003’], M/s. KKK Hydro Power Limited, Faridabad, Haryana, calls in question the judgment dated 17.10.2014 passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, New Delhi2[for short, ‘the APTEL’], in Appeal No. 198 of 2013. In turn, Appeal No. 198 of 2013 was also filed by M/s. KKK Hydro Power Limited, the appellant herein, against the order dated 05.07.2013 of the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission3[for short, ‘the Commission’], rejecting its petition for payment of arrears at an enhanced tariff for the electricity supplied by it to the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited4[for short, ‘the H
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