Supreme Court of India ruled that consumers cannot be charged for unused electricity services, stressing tariff regulation must balance cost recovery and consumer protection. It set aside APTEL’s order allowing full cost recovery for Delhi’s Rithala power plant
A bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted that Justice Jayant Nath (retired) has taken charge of the electricity tariff regulatory body as chairperson pursuant to an interim direction passed by the apex court.
