Authority: Supreme Court of India (Bench: Justice Pamidighantam, Justice Sri Narasimha, Justice Alok Aradhe)
Order Date: 24-08-2026
Case Overview
- Civil Appeal No. 19426/2026 filed by Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Petitioner) against Forum of Regulators & Others (Respondents), arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 02-12-2025 in OP No.1/2025 of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, New Delhi.
- Interlocutory Application No. 132662/2026 seeking condonation of delay in filing.
- Hearing held on 24-08-2026 before the above‑mentioned bench.
- Counsel for petitioner: Sr. Adv. Krishnan Venugopal (lead), AOR Pritha Srikumar Iyer, Advs. Abhyudaya Shishodia, Archit Sinha, Avinash Mathews, Nandini Kaushik.
- Counsel for respondents: Sr. Adv. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Sajan Poovvayya, and a team including Shri Venkatesh, Ms. Kanika Chugh, Mr. Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma, Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava, Mr. Nihal Bhardwaj, Mr. Aashwyn Singh, Ms. Ananya Dutta, Mr. Aniket Kanhaua, Mr. Nitin Saluja (AOR), Mr. Kapil Sibal (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Buddy A. Ranganadhan (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Amit Kapur, Mr. Anupam Varma, Mr. Rahul Kinra, Mr. Aditya Ajay, Mr. Sanjay Nair S, Ms. Mahima Kaur, Mr. Sidharth Sethi (AOR).
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered that notice be issued on the Civil Appeal as well as on the application for condonation of delay; the notice is returnable on 21-09-2026.
- The Court directed that a counter‑affidavit be filed within two weeks of the order, and any rejoinder affidavit, if filed, must be submitted within one week thereafter.
- The order was signed by Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Assistant Registrar, Jayant Kumar Arora and Nidhi Wason.
Topics: Electricity Regulation, Court Proceedings