https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303456 Clause 9.1 of the provisional supply and distribution licence was construed to permit category-wise differential increases in electricity charges, provided the overall average revenue increase did not exceed the stipulated 17% ceiling. The Court gave effect to the words "charges made by the licensee" and "on average 117%", holding that a category-by-category cap would make those expressions redundant and frustrate the licence's balancing of consumer interest, cross-subsidy and revenue needs. The explanation to Section 26 did not govern the meaning of "charges made" in Clause 9.1. On that construction, the tariff notification dated 13.5.1996 was valid. en-us Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:34:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303456 Clause 9.1 of the provisional supply and distribution licence was construed to permit category-wise differential increases in electricity charges, provided the overall average revenue increase did not exceed the stipulated 17% ceiling. The Court gave effect to the words "charges made by the licensee" and "on average 117%", holding that a category-by-category cap would make those expressions redundant and frustrate the licence's balancing of consumer interest, cross-subsidy and revenue needs. The explanation to Section 26 did not govern the meaning of "charges made" in Clause 9.1. On that construction, the tariff notification dated 13.5.1996 was valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303456