Other business of transmission licensee
Section 41 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with other business of transmission licensee. A transmission licensee may, with prior intimation to the Appropriate Commission, engage in any business for optimum utilisation of its assets: Provided that a proportion of the revenues derived from such business shall, as may be specified by the Appropriate Commission, be utilised for reducing its The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
A transmission licensee may, with prior intimation to the Appropriate Commission, engage in any business for optimum utilisation of its assets:
Provided that a proportion of the revenues derived from such business shall, as may be specified by the Appropriate Commission, be utilised for reducing its charges for transmission and wheeling:
Provided further that the transmission licensee shall maintain separate accounts for each such business undertaking to ensure that transmission business neither subsidises in any way such business undertaking nor encumbers its transmission assets in any way to support such business:
Provided also that no transmission licensee shall enter into any contract or otherwise engage in the business of trading in electricity.
Section 41, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
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Judgments citing this section
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… On the committal of the case to the Court of Sessions, the JMFC, Kunigal has ordered the issuance of the NBW to the petitioner calling upon him to furnish security for the offences punishable under Sections 39 and 41 of the Indian Electricity Act. 3. Head Sri Narendra D.V and Sri Raja Subrahmanya Bhat, the learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent. $ overline{2}$ $ overline{1}$ $ mathcal{U} { mathcal{B}} = mathcal{U}$ 4. When the …
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… event, there will not be any obligation on the part of State Utility to get such charge fixed or approved by GERC and the grid support activity would become subject out of purview that are being regulated by the GERC. Such finding then would fall in the terms "other business of the transmission licensee" used in Section 41 of the Electricity Act, 2003. This is not a legally valid argument that when contracted and granted free access in discharge of statutory obligation, a particular class of charge is not leviable, then, whether GETCO or any State Transmission Utility could recover levy of charge where there is prohibition of recovery …
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… event, there will not be any obligation on the part of State Utility to get such charge fixed or approved by GERC and the grid support activity would become subject out of purview that are being regulated by the GERC. Such finding then would fall in the terms "other business of the transmission licensee" used in Section 41 of the Electricity Act, 2003. This is not a legally valid argument that when contracted and granted free access in discharge of statutory obligation, a particular class of charge is not leviable, then, whether GETCO or any State Transmission Utility could recover levy of charge where there is prohibition of recovery …
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Questions about Section 41
What does Section 41 of the Electricity Act deal with?
Section 41 of the Electricity Act is headed "Other business of transmission licensee". A transmission licensee may, with prior intimation to the Appropriate Commission, engage in any business for optimum utilisation of its assets: Provided that a proportion of the revenues derived from such business shall, as may be specified by the Appropriate Commission, be utilised for reducing its
How do I find court cases under Section 41 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 41, section 41 Electricity Act 2003, section 41 of the Electricity Act. People searching for it also type electricity act 41 of 1987. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 41 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently UPERC (MYT for Transmission) Regulations 2025 (2025).
When did Section 41 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 41 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 41, 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.
Other sections of this Act
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