https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470454 Judicial review of electricity tariff regulations remains available under Article 226 because the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity may interpret or apply regulations but cannot examine their validity. The notes distinguish an appeal seeking relaxation of an operating norm from a writ challenge to the validity of that norm. They explain that tariff-setting is a specialised, legislative regulatory function requiring assessment of efficiency, historical performance, technology, operational conditions, financial sustainability and consumer interest. Station-specific heat-rate norms need not be identical for similarly designed units where technical evidence supports differing achievable performance. Courts should not substitute an expert regulator's performance-based assessment absent statutory illegality, procedural breach, manifest unreasonableness or arbitrariness. en-us Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:00:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470454 Judicial review of electricity tariff regulations remains available under Article 226 because the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity may interpret or apply regulations but cannot examine their validity. The notes distinguish an appeal seeking relaxation of an operating norm from a writ challenge to the validity of that norm. They explain that tariff-setting is a specialised, legislative regulatory function requiring assessment of efficiency, historical performance, technology, operational conditions, financial sustainability and consumer interest. Station-specific heat-rate norms need not be identical for similarly designed units where technical evidence supports differing achievable performance. Courts should not substitute an expert regulator's performance-based assessment absent statutory illegality, procedural breach, manifest unreasonableness or arbitrariness. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470454