Tariff-related income-tax reimbursement disputes require specialised regulatory adjudication, leaving contested debit-note merits outside ordinary writ jurisdiction for determination.

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....Tariff-related debit notes seeking reimbursement of income tax as an electricity-tariff component involve disputed questions requiring specialised adjudication before CERC. Writ jurisdiction did not extend to examining the merits of the debit notes or the claimed liability. The generating company was required to pursue the regulatory remedy before CERC, which was to decide the dispute expeditiously after hearing all parties. The writ petition was disposed of on that basis.....