JUDGMENT

Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. Petitioner in W.P.(C) 4167 of 2020 seek quashing of letter dated 02.05.2020 issued by Respondent No. 2 NTPC Limited, whereby NTPC has opined that the provisions of Regulation 17 of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC for short) (Terms & Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the (CERC Regulations) are optional and may be exercised after completion of the useful life of a thermal generating station, if both the beneficiary and the generating company agree and further that presently NTPC was not considering the said provision of Regulation 17 for any of its stations and if any such arrangement was considered in future, same shall be communicated to the beneficiaries including the Petitioner. Petitioner further seeks a mandamus to NTPC to consider the request of the Petitioner to enter into an arrangement under Regulation 17.

2. Petitioner in W.P.(C) 10026 of 2020, seeks quashing of letter dated 30.11.2020 issued by Respondent No. 2 NTPC Limited, whereby NTPC has declined to accept the request of the Petitioner not to schedule any power from Dadri-I power generating station or raise any bills against the Peti