1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellants. Mr.Bipin Gupta appears for Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ms.Parinitoo Jain for Ajmer Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Ajmer.

2. The appellants are industrial consumers of electricity distribution companies, namely, Jaipur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Ajmer Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Limited and Jodhpur Vitaran Nigam Limited (for short, ‘the respondent-Discoms/Discoms’). They filed writ petitions for replacement of meters, as stipulated in Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Metering) Regulations, 2006 (for short, ‘Regulations of 2006’), and to ensure that they are not deprived of the benefits of 3rd digit power factor incentive, on account of the failure of the Discoms in replacing meters of the required specifications. They also prayed for restraining the Discoms from making any recovery from the petitioners, of the differential amount between the 2nd digit power factor incentive and the 3rd digit power factor incentive, in the bills issued to them, with detailed calculation of excess power factor incentive allowed to the EHT consumers. Learned Single Judge dismissed all the writ petitions, with