
Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 164 Electricity Act | Public Notice Trumps Private Objections in Transmission Projects : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that once public notice under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 is issued, private landowners cannot halt national transmission projects by raising objections afterward. The District Collector’s role is limited to determining compensation, not vetoing project execution.