
Delhi High Court grants interim exemption from mandatory registration to entities operating LNG terminals
Section 15 of the PNGRB Act mandates registration of entities that are establishing or operating LNG terminals after the ‘appointed date’.
Section 15 of the PNGRB Act mandates registration of entities that are establishing or operating LNG terminals after the ‘appointed date’.
The Delhi High Court was of the view that the “regard had to be given to the fact that the said provision was not a penal provision or one which is designed to punish an Authorised Entity for having failed to achieve set out targets. It was fundamentally focussed upon the needs of a particular consumer who complains that the Authorised Entity in the particular Geographical Area was not ready to supply natural gas.”
On 02-08-2022 the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has notified PNGRB (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations,