AFR Reserved on 11.02.2026 Delivered on 24.04.2026 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 19391 of 2023 South East U.P. Power Transmission Company Limited …..Petitioner(s)

Versus Prescribed Authority and 4 others …..Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shubham Agarwal, Varad Nath Counsel for Respondent(s) : CSC, Krishna Agarawal, Narendra Kumar Tiwari Along with WRIT - C No. - 17846 of 2025 M/S Tata Steel Limited …..Petitioner(s)

Versus State of U.P. and 3 Others …..Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pratik J. Nagar Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ravi Anand Agarwal, Baleshwar Chaturvedi, C.S.C.

Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.

HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J.

(Per Swarupama Chaturvedi, J.)

For the convenience of exposition, this common order is divided into the following parts:-

INDEX I. Factual Matrix…………………………………………... 3 II. Submissions on behalf of Petitioners…………………… 9 III. Submissions on behalf of Respondents…………………. 15 IV. Points for Determination………………………………... 21 V. Discussion and Analysis……………………………….. 21 (i) Overriding Effect of the IBC over Electricity Laws.. 22 (a) Arrival of IBC……………………………………… 22 (b) Interplay in between IBC and Electricity Laws………………