Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
Section 111 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with appeal to Appellate Tribunal. Any person aggrieved by an order made by an adjudicating officer under this Act (except under section 127) or an order made by the Appropriate Commission under this Act may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity: Provided that any person appealing against the order of the adjudic The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by an adjudicating officer under this Act (except under section 127) or an order made by the Appropriate Commission under this Act may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity:
Provided that any person appealing against the order of the adjudicating officer levying any penalty shall, while filing the appeal, deposit the amount of such penalty:
Provided further that where in any particular case, the Appellate Tribunal is of the opinion that the deposit of such penalty would cause undue hardship to such person, it may dispense with such deposit subject to such conditions as it may deem fit to impose so as to safeguard the realisation of penalty.
(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within a period of forty-five days from the date on which a copy of the order made by the adjudicating officer or the Appropriate Commission is received by the aggrieved person and it shall be in such form, verified in such manner and be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Appellate Tribunal may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of forty-five days if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period.
(3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit, confirming, modifying or setting aside the order appealed against.
(4) The Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the parties to the appeal and to the concerned adjudicating officer or the Appropriate Commission, as the case may be.
(5) The appeal filed before the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with by it as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within one hundred and eighty days from the date of receipt of the appeal:
Provided that where any appeal could not be disposed of within the said period of one hundred and eighty days, the Appellate Tribunal shall record its reasons in writing for not disposing of the appeal within the said period.
(6) The Appellate Tribunal may, for the purpose of examining the legality, propriety or correctness of any order made by the adjudicating officer or the Appropriate Commission under this Act, as the case may be, in relation to any proceeding, on its own motion or otherwise, call for the records of such proceedings and make such order in the case as it thinks fit.
Section 111, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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PTC India Ltd. v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Judgment of Main Case order-15.pdf 2010-03-15. CA 3902/2006. Kapadia Constitution Bench. Generic order-15.pdf verify banner (long first page); body is the named delegated-legislation reportable. Isolates Electricity 178: CERC regulations made under s.178 are legislative; APTEL cannot sit in appeal under s.111 over the validity of those regulations (the remedy is judicial review). Do not pad 79 (functions, background) or 121 (superintendence question stated but 111/178 are the teaching pair). New central act (0 prior landmarks).
On this section: Electricity 111 APTEL appeal is against orders of the Commission, not against the validity of s.178 regulations (PTC India). Pair with 178; do not pad 121.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms & Conditions for grant of Trading License for Intrastate Electricity Trader and other related Provisions) Regulations, 2005Regulation 2025
- The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (General Conditions of Trading Licence) Regulations, 2004Regulation 2004
Questions about Section 111
What have the courts held on Section 111 of the Electricity Act?
PTC India Ltd. v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (15 Mar 2010) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Electricity 111 APTEL appeal is against orders of the Commission, not against the validity of s.178 regulations (PTC India). Pair with 178; do not pad 121.
How do I find court cases under Section 111 of the Electricity Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Electricity Act 2003 111, section 111 Electricity Act 2003, section 111 of the Electricity Act. People searching for it also type 111 electricity act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with PTC India Ltd. v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (15 Mar 2010).
What should I read with Section 111 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 127 (Appeal to Appellate Authority), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms & Conditions for grant of Trading License for Intrastate Electricity Trader and other related Provisions) Regulations, 2005 (2025), then The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (General Conditions of Trading Licence) Regulations, 2004 (2004).
When did Section 111 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 111 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 111, came into force on 10 Jun 2003, having been enacted on 26 May 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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