Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 14 Electricity Act 2003 | Indian Railways Not a 'Deemed Distribution Licensee'; Liable for Cross-Subsidy Surcharge Under Section 42 : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that Indian Railways does not qualify as a 'deemed distribution licensee' under Section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003, and is thus liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge as a consumer under Section 42. The judgment rejects Railways' claims of sovereign immunity or internal infrastructure exemptions, setting a precedent for open access electricity consumers.