P&H: Sets aside PSPCL Commission order, says Order passed by Bench without member from legal field required for adjudication

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⚖️ Order Date: 21 Sep 2026
Headnotes

Electricity Act, 2003, S.86(1), Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2005, Regulations 8, 64 — State Electricity Regulatory Commission — For all adjudicatory functions, Bench of Commission must necessarily have at least one member who is or has been holding judicial office...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Sets aside PSPCL Commission order, says Order passed by Bench without member from legal field required for adjudication

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission in a dispute over tapping of a dedicated 66 KV transmission line, holding that the Commission could not adjudicate the matter without a member from the legal field.

M/s Ambey Industries had challenged the Commission’s order dated 22 December 2025, which had upheld PSPCL’s decision to release an electricity connection to M/s Lord Mahavir Industries Private Limited by tapping the existing line set up at the petitioner’s cost. The company argued that the order was invalid because the Commission, while deciding the...

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