2026:CGHC:14839 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1927 of 2016 Order reserved on 19/12/2025 Order delivered on 30/03/2026

1 - Jindal Steel And Power Ltd. S/o A Company Registered Under The Provisions Of Companies Act, 1956, Having Its Corporate Office At Jindal Centre, 12 Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi- 110066, Through Mr. Rajesh Agrawal, Associate- Vice- President., Delhi

2 - Mr. Rajesh Agrawal, S/o Shri B.K. Agrawal Aged About 45 Years Shareholder Of Petitioner No.1, A V P- Electrical Power System, Jindal Steel And Power Ltd., R/o Hill View Colony, J S P L, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus

1 - Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission Irrigation Colony, Shanti Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001, Chhattisgarh

2 - Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd., A Successor Company Of C S E B, 4th Floor, Vidyut Sewa Bhavan, Daganiya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492013, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3 - Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Ltd., A Successor Company Of C S E B, Energy Info Tech Centre, Danganiya, Raipur, VED Chhattisgarh 492013, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh PRAKASH DEWANGAN … Respondents VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2026.04.04 For Petitioners : Mr. Abhimanyu Bhandari, Senior Advocate (through virtual mode) along with Mr. Bhaskar Payasi, Mr. Jai Dhanani, Ms. Divya Chaturvedi, Mr.

Saransh Shaw, Mr. Pranav Sood and Mr.

Pankhuri Gupta, Advocates For Respondent No.1 : Mr. Adhiraj Surana, Advocate For Respondents No. 2 & 3 : Mr. Rajkumar Mehta, Advocate (through virtual mode) with Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice R avindra Kumar Agrawal C.A.V. Order

1. For the sake of convenience, the following terms shall hereinafter be referred to as under:

Power Purchase Agreement - “PPA”

Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Co. Ltd. - “CSPDCL”

Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Co. Ltd. - “CSPTCL”

Short Term Open Access - “STOA”

Indian Electricity Grid Code - “IEGC”

Inter State Generating Station - “ISGS”

Availability Based Tariff - “ABT”

State Load dispatch Centre - “SLDC”

Electricity Power Survey - “EPS”

Inter State Generation Station – “ISGS”

Load Factor – “LF”

National Electricity Policy - “NEP”

2. The petitioners have filed the present writ petition challenging the judgment dated 26-05-2016 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, in Appeal Nos. 41 and 67 of 2015, and also against the demand notice dated 07-07-2016 (Annexure P-2) issued by the Respondent No. 2, letter dated 21-07-2016 (Annexure P-3), letter dated 25-07-2016 (Annexure P-4), to issue No Objection Certificate to allow the petitioner to open access from the Respondent No. 3, and also to declare that the petitioner No. 1 is not liable to refund of amount of Rs. 153.55 Crore to the Respondent No.

2, and prayed for the following reliefs:-

“It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:

10.1. Admit the Petition and set aside the Impugned Judgment dated 26.05.2016 (marked as Annexure P- 1) passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity in Appeal Nos. 41 & 67 of 2015 : CSPDLC vs. CSERC;

10.2. Quash the Impugned Demand Notice dated 07.07.2016 (marked as Annexure P-2) passed by the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd.;

10.3. Quash the Impugned Letter dated 21.07.2016 (marked as Annexure P-3) passed by the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd.;

10.4. Quash the Impugned Rejection Letter dated 25.07.2016 (marked as Annexure P-4) passed by the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd.;

10.5. Direct the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd. to issue No Objection Certificate to allow the Petitioner No.1 to avail Open Access from the Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Co. Ltd;

10.6. Direct the Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Ltd. to grant open access to the Petitioner No.1 to supply power;

10.7. Declare that Petitioner is not liable to refund Rs.153.55 Crore to the Chhattisgarh St