2025 Supreme(Online)(APTEL) 41

IN THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY (Appellate Jurisdiction)
APL No. 268 OF 2016 APL No. 273 OF 2016 APL No. 272 OF 2016 APL No. 275 OF 2016 APL No. 298 OF 2016 APL No. 11 OF 2017 APL No. 312 OF 2016 APL No. 135 OF 2017 APL No. 7 OF 2017 APL No. 133 OF 2017 APL No. 134 OF 2017 APL No. 324 OF 2017 APL No. 35 OF 2017 APL No. 4 OF 2017 APL No. 8 OF 2017 APL No. 10 OF 2017 APL No. 269 OF 2016 APL No. 271 OF 2016 APL No. 274 OF 2016 APL No. 299 OF 2016 APL No. 326 OF 2016 APL No. 270 OF 2016 APL No. 136 OF 2017 APL No. 181 OF 2017 APL No. 183 OF 2017 Dated: 11.09.2025 Present: Hon’ble Mr. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, Technical Member Hon’ble Mr. Virender Bhat, Judicial Member APPEAL NOS. 268 OF 2016, 269 OF 2016, 270 OF 2016, 271 OF 2016, 272 OF 2016, 273 OF 2016, 274 OF 2016, 275 OF 2016, 299 OF 2016, 326 OF 2016, 07 OF 2017, 08 OF 2017,10 OF 2017, 11 OF 2017, 35 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
11. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Block ‘DJ’
Sector 11, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700091
22. Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi (Now Jharkhand Bijlee Vitaran Nigam Ltd)
Energy Building, HEC Dhurwa, Ranchi- 834004
33. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building 36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001
44. Damodar Valley Power Consumers Association (DVPCA)
A-69, Lower Ground Floor, Nizamuddin (East), New Delhi, 110 013 - Respondents Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Shri Venkatesh Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Bharath Gangadharan Abhishek Nangia Siddharth Nigotia Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Himanshu Shekhar Aabhas Parimal for Res. 2 R ajiv Yadav for Res. 4 APPEAL NO. 298 OF 2016 & 312 OF 2016 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. Delhi Transco Limited, Shakti Sadan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002.
2. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., BSES Bhawan, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.
3. BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Shakti Kiran Building, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092.
4. North Delhi Power Ltd, 33 kV Sub-Station Building, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009.
55. Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Shakti Bhawan, Sector – 6, Panchkula – 134109.
66. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondent(s) Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Shri Venkatesh Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Bharath Gangadharan Abhishek Nangia Siddharth Nigotia Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Sangeeta Bharti Krishanu Adhikary Rameezuddin Raja for Res. 1 Rajiv Yadav for Res. 4 Sethu Ramalingam for Res.5 APPEAL NO. 04 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. Delhi Transco Limited, Shakti Sadan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002.
2. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., BSES Bhawan, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.
3. BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Shakti Kiran Building, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092.
4. North Delhi Power Ltd.
33 KV Sub-Station Building, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009.
5. Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Shakti Bhawan, Sector -6, Panchkula – 134109
6. Kerala State Electricity Board, 8^th Floor, Vydyuthi Bhawan, Thiruvananthapuram – 695004.
77. Bangalore Electricity Supply Company, K.R. Circle, Bangalore – 506001.
88. Hubli Electricity Supply Company, Nava Nagar, P.B. Road, Hubli-580025, Karnataka.
99. Gulbarga Electricity Supply Corporation, Station Road, Gulbarga,– 585102.
1010. Mangalore Electricity Supply Company, Paradigm Plaza, A.B. Shetty Circle, Mangalore – 50575001.
1111. Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation, 927, L.J. Avenue, G.F., New Kantharaj Urs Road, Saraswatipuram, Mysore – 570009.
1212. Tata Steel Ltd.
PGP Works, General Office (W-175), Jamshedupur – 831001.
1313. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondent(s)
Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Mr. Shri Venkatesh Mr. Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Mr. Bharath Gangadharan Mr. Abhishek Nangia Mr. Siddharth Nigotia Mr. Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Sangeeta Bharti krishanu Adhikary Rameezuddin Raja Ashish Kumar Sushil Kumar Singh for Res. 1 Sethu Ramalingam for Res-13 APPEAL NO. 133 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Block ‘DJ’
Sector 11, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700091
2. Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi (Now Jharkhand Bijlee Vitaran Nigam Ltd)
Energy Building, HEC Dhurwa, Ranchi- 834004
3. M.P. Power Management Company Ltd., Through its Managing Director, Shakti Bhawan, MPSEB Colony, Rampur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh – 482008.
4. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Through its Secretary, 3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondents Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Mr. Shri Venkatesh Mr. Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Mr. Bharath Gangadharan Mr. Abhishek Nangia Mr. Siddharth Nigotia Mr. Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Ravin Dubey for Res. 3 APPEAL NOS. 134 OF 2017 & 136 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. Delhi Transco Limited, Through its General Manager (Commercial)
2^nd Floor, 33 KV Grid Sub-Station, I.P. Estate, near Vikas Bhawan.
New Delhi- 110002.
2. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., Through its CEO, BSES Bhawan, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.
3. BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Through its CEO, Shakti Kiran Building, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092.
4. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
(Erstwhile North Delhi Power Ltd.)
Through its CEO, Grid Substation Building, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009.
5. M.P. Power Management Company Ltd., Through its Managing Director, Shakti Bhawan, MPSEB Colony, Rampur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh – 482008.
6. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondent(s) Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Shri Venkatesh Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Bharath Gangadharan Abhishek Nangia Siddharth Nigotia Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Sangeeta Bharti krishanu Adhikary Rameezuddin Raja for Res. 1 Raj Bahadur Sharma Mohit Mudgal for Res. 2&3 Ravin Dubey for R-5 APPEAL NO.135 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. Delhi Transco Limited, Through its General Manager (Commercial)
2^nd Floor, 33 KV Grid Sub-station, I.P. Estate, near Vikas Bhawan New Delhi- 110002.
2. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., Through its CEO, BSES Bhawan, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.
3. BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Through its CEO, Shakti Kiran Building, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092.
4. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
(Erstwhile North Delhi Power Ltd.)
Through its CEO, Grid Substation Building, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009.
5. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.
Through its Chief Engineer, Inter-state Billing, Shed No.TI-A, Patiala-147001.
6. M.P. Power Management Company Ltd., Through its Managing Director, Shakti Bhawan, MPSEB Colony, Rampur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh – 482008.
7. Tata Steel Limited Through is General Manager (Commercial)
PGP Works, General Office (W-175), Jamshedpur-831001, Jharkhand
8. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondent(s)
Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Shri Venkatesh Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Bharath Gangadharan Abhishek Nangia Siddharth Nigotia Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Sangeeta Bharti Krishanu Adhikary Rameezuddin Raja for Res. 1 Ravin Dubey for Res.6 APPEAL NO.181 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., Through its CEO, BSES Bhawan, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.
2. BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Through its CEO, Shakti Kiran Building, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092.
3. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
(Erstwhile North Delhi Power Ltd.)
Through its CEO, Grid Substation Building, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009.
4. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Block ‘DJ’
Sector 11, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700091
5. Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi (Now Jharkhand Bijlee Vitaran Nigam Ltd)
Energy Building, HEC Dhurwa, Ranchi- 834004
6. M.P. Power Management Company Ltd., Through its Managing Director, Shakti Bhawan, MPSEB Colony, Rampur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh – 482008.
7. Damodar Valley Power Consumers Association (DVPCA) Through its Secretary, 9, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkatta – 700017.
8. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondent(s) Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Shri Venkatesh Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Bharath Gangadharan Abhishek Nangia Siddharth Nigotia Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Raj Bahadur Sharma Mohit Mudgal for Res. 1 & 2 Ravin Dubey for Res. 6 Rajiv Yadav for Res.7 APPEAL NO.183 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., Through its CEO, BSES Bhawan, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019.
2. BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Through its CEO, Shakti Kiran Building, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092.
3. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
(Erstwhile North Delhi Power Ltd.)
Through its CEO, Grid Substation Building, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009.
4. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.
Through its Chief Engineer (Commercial)
Inter-state Building, Shed No TI-A, Patiala-147001.
5. M.P. Power Management Company Ltd.
(Erstwhile M.P. Power Trading Company Ltd.), Through its Chief General Manager (Commercial)
Shakti Bhawan, Vidyut Nagar, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh – 482008.
6. Tata Steel Limited Through is General Manager (Commercial)
PGP Works, General Office (W-175), Jamshedpur-482008, 7. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondent(s)
Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Shri Venkatesh Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Bharath Gangadharan Abhishek Nangia Siddharth Nigotia Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the : Hasan Murtaza Respondent(s) for Res. 1 & 2 Ashish Anand Bernard for Res.5 APPEAL NO. 324 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF:
Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata-700054 - Appellant Versus
1. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, VidyutBhawan, Block ‘DJ’
Sector 11, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700091
2. Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi (Now Jharkhand Bijlee Vitaran Nigam Ltd)
Energy Building, HEC Dhurwa, Ranchi- 834004
3. Damodar Valley Power Consumers Association (DVPCA) Through its Secretary, 9 A Jagidsh Chandra Bose Raod, 4^th Floor, Kolkatta-700020
4. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
3^rd & 4^th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 - Respondents Counsel on record for the Appellant(s) : Mr. Shri Venkatesh Mr. Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava Mr. Bharath Gangadharan Mr. Abhishek Nangia Mr. Siddharth Nigotia Mr. Nihal Bhardwaj Shivam Kumar Kartikay Trivedi Mohit Gupta Manu Tiwari Aashwyn Singh Punyam Bhutani Harsh Vardhan Suhael Buttan Himangi Kapoor Priya Dhankar Anant Singh Kunal Veer Chopra Vineet Kumar Aditya Tiwari Nehal Jain Nikunj Bhatnagar Vedant Choudhary Counsel on record for the Respondent(s) : Rajiv Yadav for Res. 3 Sethu Ramalingam for Res. 4