IN THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY (Appellate Jurisdiction)

APPEAL NO.161 OF 2018 Dated: 30^th May, 2024 Present: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chairperson Hon’ble Smt. Seema Gupta, Technical Member (Electricity)

In the matter of:

MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED G-9, Prakashgadh, Anand Kanekar Marg, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400051 … Appellant(s)

VERSUS

1. MAHARASHTRA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Through the Secretary Centre 1, 13^th Floor, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005. ... Respondent No.1

2. LANCO VIDARBHA THERMAL POWER LIMITED, Through the Director and Chief Operating Officer, Lanco House, Plot No.4, Software Units Layout Hitech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad – 500081 ... Respondent No.2 Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Udit Gupta Anup Jain Vyom Chaturvedi Prachi Gupta for App. 1 Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Sakya Singha Chaudhuri Avijeet Lala Astha Sharma Shreya Dubey Nameeta Singh Karan Jaiswal Aryaman Singh Ravish Kumar Aparna Tiwari Shriya Gambhir Shreevidya Nargolkar Shubham Hasija for Res. 2

JUDGMENT

(PER HON’BLE SMT. SEEMA GUPTA, TECHNICAL MEMBER)

1. The instant appeal is preferred by the Appellant cha