https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281378 A State Electricity Regulatory Commission may validly frame renewable purchase obligation regulations for captive generating plants and open access consumers when the scheme aligns with the Electricity Act, 2003, Section 86(1)(e), and its regulation-making power under Section 181. The term covering total consumption in the licensee's area was read to include consumers in that area, and the regulations were upheld as consistent with national energy policy and constitutional duties to protect the environment. The default surcharge and penalty mechanism was also upheld as compensatory and enforcement-oriented, not an impermissible tax, so the regulations and compliance measures were sustained as lawful delegated legislation. en-us Wed, 13 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281378 A State Electricity Regulatory Commission may validly frame renewable purchase obligation regulations for captive generating plants and open access consumers when the scheme aligns with the Electricity Act, 2003, Section 86(1)(e), and its regulation-making power under Section 181. The term covering total consumption in the licensee's area was read to include consumers in that area, and the regulations were upheld as consistent with national energy policy and constitutional duties to protect the environment. The default surcharge and penalty mechanism was also upheld as compensatory and enforcement-oriented, not an impermissible tax, so the regulations and compliance measures were sustained as lawful delegated legislation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281378