IN THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY (Appellate Jurisdiction)

APPEAL NO. 37 OF 2018 APPEAL NO. 88 OF 2018 & IA NO. 300 OF 2018 & IA NO. 2268 OF 2023 APPEAL NO. 102 OF 2018 APPEAL NO. 129 OF 2018 APPEAL NO. 302 OF 2018 & IA NO. 1120 OF 2018 Dated: 5th August, 2024 Present: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chairperson Hon’ble Mr. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, Technical Member (Electricity)

In the matter of:

APPEAL NO. 37 OF 2018 Mr. Rama Shanker Awasthi

301, Surbhi Deluxe Apartments, 6/7 Dalibagh, Lucknow – 226 001 … Appellant(s)

VERSUS

1. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (UPPCL)

Through its Managing Director, 7^th Floor, Shakti Bhawan, 14, Ashok Marg, Lucknow – 226 001. ... Respondent No.1

2. UP New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA)

Through its Managing Director, Vibhuthi Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226 010. ... Respondent No.2

3. Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Through its Secretary, II Floor, Kisan Mandi Bhawan, Gomti Nagar Vibhuti Khand, Lucknow – 226 010 ... Respondent No.3

4. Essel Infraprojects Ltd. Through its Managing Director, 513/A, 5^th Floor, Kohinoor City, Kirol Road, LBL Marg, Kurla (W), Mumbai – 400 070 ... Respondent No.4

5. Surana Telecom & Power Ltd.

Through its Managing Director, 5^th Floor, Surya Tower, SP Road, Secunderabad – 500 003 … Respondent No. 5

6. Lohia Developers (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Through its Managing Director S-569, 2^nd Floor, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi – 110 048. … Respondent No. 6

7. Ferromar Shipping Pvt. Ltd.

Through its Managing Director Anand Bhavan, Old Station Road, Margoa, Goa – 403 601 … Respondent No. 7

8. N.P. Agro India Industries Ltd.

Through its Managing Director

581, Kali Bari, Bareilly. … Respondent No. 8

9. Shree Radhey Radhey Ispat Pvt. Ltd.

Through its Managing Director

122.235, Plot No. 17, Fazalganj, Kanpur – 208 012. … Respondent No. 9

10. Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited Through its Managing Director A-16, Narain House, Green Park, New Delhi – 110016. … Respondent No. 10 Counsel on record for the Appellant : Ranjitha Ramachandran Poorva Saigal Anushree Bardhan Shubham Arya Arvind Kumar Dubey Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Sunil Kumar Rai Altaf Mansoor for Res.1 C. K. Rai for Res. 3 Ritwika Nanda Petal Chandhok Anal Nair for Res.4 Rupesh Kumar Pravesh Bahuguna Aditya Kumar for Res.5 Shagun Bhargava Nishant Kumar for Res.6 Rupesh Kumar Pravesh Bahuguna Aditya Kumar for Res.7 Sourav Roy for Res.9 Suparna Srivastava for Res.10 APPEAL NO. 88 OF 2018 & IA NO. 300 OF 2018 & IA NO. 2268 OF 2023 M/s. Sukhbir Agro Energy Ltd.

Through its Group Senior Manager Having its registered office at Faridkot Road, Guruharsahai, District Firozpur, Punjab-152023, and Corporate office at:

A-4, Second Floor, Green Park Main New Delhi – 110016. … Appellant(s)

VERSUS

1. Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Through its Secretary, II Floor, Kisan Mandi Bhawan, Gomti Nagar, Vibhuti Khand, Lucknow – 226 010 ... Respondent No.1

2. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (UPPCL)

Through its Managing Director, 7^th Floor, Shakti Bhawan, 14, Ashok Marg, Lucknow – 226 001. ... Respondent No.2

3. Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA)

Through its Director, Vibhuthi Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226 010. ... Respondent No.3

4. Government of Uttar Pradesh Department of Energy, Through its Principal Secretary, Bapu Bhawan, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226 001. ... Respondent No.4 Counsel on record for the Appellant : Suparna Srivastava Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : C. K. Rai for Res. 1 Altaf Mansoor Sunil Kumar Rai for Res.2 Amitav Singh Jagannath Nanda Yash Joshi for Res.3 APPEAL NO. 102 OF 2018 PSPN Synergy Private Limited (A Project company formed by M/s Shree Radhey Radhey Ispat Pvt. Ltd.)

Registered Office at: 122/235, SA, Plot No. 17, Fazal Ganj, Kanpur - 208012 … Appellant(s)

VERSUS

1. Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Through its Chairman, II Floor, Kisan Mandi Bhawan, Gomti Nagar, Vibhuti Khand, Lucknow – 226 010 ... Resp