https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469335 Delegated legislation under the Electricity Act, 2003 cannot alter the statutory allocation of open-access and renewable-energy regulatory powers between the Central Government and the State Commission. The Karnataka High Court held that the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 exceeded the rule-making power under Section 176 because they sought to impose a binding supervisory framework on matters reserved to the regulator. Regulations and charge-fixing orders made only to conform to those Rules were therefore invalid. The Court also noted that annual electricity banking is not a vested statutory right and depends on the prevailing contractual and regulatory regime, subject to fresh regulation by the State Commission. en-us Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:17:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469335 Delegated legislation under the Electricity Act, 2003 cannot alter the statutory allocation of open-access and renewable-energy regulatory powers between the Central Government and the State Commission. The Karnataka High Court held that the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 exceeded the rule-making power under Section 176 because they sought to impose a binding supervisory framework on matters reserved to the regulator. Regulations and charge-fixing orders made only to conform to those Rules were therefore invalid. The Court also noted that annual electricity banking is not a vested statutory right and depends on the prevailing contractual and regulatory regime, subject to fresh regulation by the State Commission. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469335