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The Court held that where material facts are disputed, the appropriate remedy ordinarily lies before the competent adjudicatory forum and not before High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.
Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking compensation for death due to electrocution while operating a domestic tullu pump, holding that the incident was not covered under the compensation scheme prescribed for specified electrical accidents.
Explore the latest Supreme Court cases in 2026 SCC Vol. 1 Part 5 covering Article 19 free speech, stray dogs regulation, Customs electronic evidence, Power Purchase Agreements and cheque dishonour litigation.
Supreme Court reaffirmed that none of the DISCOMs, including GRIDCO could claim priority for power supply based on the date of their agreements or based on any specific coal allocation reference. The principle to be followed was that coal supply must be proportionately allocated among the DISCOMs based on the quantum of energy supplied to them.
“It is an established legal principle that any administrative action / order does not absolve a party to a valid and subsisting Power Purchase Agreement from discharging its obligation under the PPA.”
EBC Author and Partner at Fox Mandal & Associates, Saurabh Bindal has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Manipal
Supreme Court said that a deviation from the plain terms of the contract is warranted only when it serves business efficacy better
In accordance with Regulation 3(3) of the Trading Licence Regulations, for a person applying for Category `IV`, a trading licence should have a net worth of Rs. 10 crore and should have maintained minimum current ratio and liquidity ratio of 1:1, as on date of audited balance sheet accompanying the application.
Supreme Court has requested the Union of India along with Ministry of Power to evolve a mechanism so as to ensure timely payment by the DISCOMS to the Generating Companies, which would avoid huge carrying cost to be passed over to the end consumers.