Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
Section 31 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 deals with appeal to Appellate Tribunal. Any person aggrieved, by an order made by an adjudicating officer or the Central Government or the State Government or any other authority under this Act, may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal for Energy Conservation: Provided that any person, appealing against the order of the adjudicating The Act came into force on 28 Jun 2012.
(1) Any person aggrieved, by an order made by an adjudicating officer or the Central Government or the State Government or any other authority under this Act, may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal for Energy Conservation:
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, the Appellate Tribunal 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 Central Government or the State Government or any other authority 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 Central Government or the State Government or any other authority.
(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 an 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 Central Government or the State Government or any other authority 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 31, The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (Act 52 of 2001).
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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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Cinni Foundation Trust v. Bureau of Energy Efficiency & Anr.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Writ disposed with direction to BEE to decide representation on star-rating; court expressly notes appeal maintainable under Energy Conservation Act s.31 and directs that a timely appeal not be dismissed only on limitation where petitioner unaware of rating grant. DATE-verified Final Order 07.05.2024.
On this section: s.31 — Appeal to Appellate Tribunal against BEE/star-rating decisions
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Made under this section, and citing it
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Questions about Section 31
What have the courts held on Section 31 of the Energy Conservation Act?
Cinni Foundation Trust v. Bureau of Energy Efficiency & Anr. (07 May 2024) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.31 — Appeal to Appellate Tribunal against BEE/star-rating decisions.
How do I find court cases under Section 31 of the Energy Conservation 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: Energy Conservation Act 2001 31, section 31 Energy Conservation Act 2001, section 31 of the Energy Conservation 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 Cinni Foundation Trust v. Bureau of Energy Efficiency & Anr. (07 May 2024).
What should I read with Section 31 of the Energy Conservation Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently Appellate Tribunal for Energy Conservation (Procedure , Form, Fee and Record of Proceeding ) Rules, 2012 (2012), then S.O 1433(E) (2012).
When did Section 31 of the Energy Conservation Act come into force?
Section 31 of the Energy Conservation Act, cited as Energy Conservation Act 2001 31, came into force on 28 Jun 2012, having been enacted on 29 Sep 2001. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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- 4. Management of Bureau816 words
- 2. Definitions774 words
- 13. Powers and functions of Bureau508 words
- 56. Power of Central Government to make rules462 words
- 12. Transfer of assets, liabilities and employees of Energy Management Centre384 words
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