However, in a ruling passed on July 1, the Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti upheld the validity of the commission.
The High Court first concluded that the commission had the jurisdiction to conduct the inquiry since its ‘Terms of Reference’ were much wider than the issues adjudicated by the SERCs.
“Therefore, the contention that the Commission does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the issues which have been decided by the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission, which are quasi judicial bodies, does not deserve acceptance,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
