https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289826 The Electricity Act, 2003 permits the State Commission to determine tariff and regulate procurement, but only through the statutory framework and applicable regulations. Inherent powers saved by the Conduct of Business Regulations are procedural and may be used only where the Act and Rules are silent; they cannot expand substantive rights or alter contractual obligations in a power purchase agreement. The control period in a tariff order is not a mere procedural timeline, and it cannot be extended under Regulation 85 or any inherent power clause to rewrite agreed tariff terms. Where tariff fixation has been incorporated into the contract and public as well as consumer interests are involved, the Commission must follow the prescribed statutory route rather than bypass it. en-us Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:59:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289826 The Electricity Act, 2003 permits the State Commission to determine tariff and regulate procurement, but only through the statutory framework and applicable regulations. Inherent powers saved by the Conduct of Business Regulations are procedural and may be used only where the Act and Rules are silent; they cannot expand substantive rights or alter contractual obligations in a power purchase agreement. The control period in a tariff order is not a mere procedural timeline, and it cannot be extended under Regulation 85 or any inherent power clause to rewrite agreed tariff terms. Where tariff fixation has been incorporated into the contract and public as well as consumer interests are involved, the Commission must follow the prescribed statutory route rather than bypass it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289826