MSEDCL vs NTPC: SC Hearing on CERC

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 03-08-2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (appellant) vs NTPC Ltd. & Ors. (respondent).
• Civil Appeal No.: 7995/2026.
• Interim Application No.: 139392/2026 – Ex-Parte Stay.
• Related Civil Appeal: No. 4550/2026 (XVII).
• Hearing Date: 3 August 2026.
• Bench: Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Justice V. Mohana.
• Counsel for Appellant: Sr. Adv. Shyam Divan, Adv. Vishal Binod, Adv. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Devanshi Singh, Adv. Sagnik Maitra, Adv. Aditya Krishna, Adv. Vikash Kumar Jha, Adv. Rongon Choudhury, Adv. Siddharth Mathur, AOR Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AOR Sakie Jakharia, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Sr. Adv. Shri Venkatesh, Adv. Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma, Adv. Kanika Chugh, Adv. Akash Lamba, Adv. Kunal Veer Chopra, Adv. Aseem Aggarwal.
• Counsel for Respondent: Adv. Vishal Binod, Adv. Sagnik Maitra, Adv. Swadha Sharma, Adv. Vikash Kumar Jha, Adv. Siddharth Mathur, AOR Sakie Jakharia, Sr. Adv. Shri Venkatesh, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Adv. Shryeshth Ramesh Sharma, Adv. Kanika Chugh, Adv. Akash Lamba, Adv. Kunal Veer Chopra, Adv. Aseem Aggarwal, AOR Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Adv. Yelamanchili Shiva Santosh Kumar, Adv. Rudrajit Ghosh, Adv. Trisha Chandran, AOR Tarun Gupta, Adv. Kumar Abhishek, Adv. P. Venkatraju, Adv. M. Harshini, AOR Sravan Kumar Karanam, Adv. Pradeep Sahu, AOR Samarth Kashyap, Adv. Anubhav Mishra, Adv. Atulya Singh, Adv. Rahul Shaji, Adv. Ishrafil Ansari.

Order

1. The Court, having considered the letter circulated by Mr. Tarun Gupta, learned counsel for the respondent(s), dated 25 September 2026, noted the submission.

2. The Court directed that any order that may be passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) shall be subject to the final outcome of these proceedings.

Final Outcome

• No substantive judgment or direction was issued; the matter is deferred, and any future CERC order will be contingent upon the ultimate resolution of the present appeal.

Topics: Supreme Court, Electricity Regulation, CERC