MAHARASHTRA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION Vs. RELIANCE ENERGY LTD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal under Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (hereinafter for short "the Act") is directed against the judgment and order dated 29th March, 2006 passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity whereby the Appellate Tribunal has allowed the appeals filed by the distribution companies and set aside the orders passed by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (hereinafter for short

(2.) In response to the said notice all the licensees/distribution companies in Maharashtra made their respective submissions before the Commission explaining under what circumstances the supplementary/amended bills were sent to the consumers. They tried to justify raising of such bills and stated that the these bills were rightly sent as they found that some time the meters were not registering proper consumption and on that basis they tried to justify their action.

(3.) The Commission examined the matter in detail and vide its order dated 23.2.2005 in para 46 directed as under:-