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Section 100 All 185 Sections of Electricity Act Section 102

Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 101

Section 101 of the Act requires the Central Commission to prepare and submit an Annual Report to the Central Government detailing its activities, regulatory orders, and market trends, which must be laid before each House of Parliament.

  • Comprehensive Annual Reporting Mandate: Requires the CERC to formulate a detailed annual account of all tariff orders, dispute adjudications, regulations notified, and power market developments.
  • Parliamentary Tabling Requirement: Obligates the Central Government to lay the Annual Report before both Houses of Parliament during the immediate subsequent budget session.
  • Public Transparency & Sectoral Assessment: Provides public access to national electricity regulatory performance, inter-state open access trends, and transmission loss statistics.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • PTC India Ltd. v. CERC (2010) 4 SCC 603: Supreme Court held that annual reports submitted under Section 101 ensure continuous democratic accountability to Parliament.
  • Energy Watchdog v. CERC (2017) 14 SCC 80: Affirmed that published regulatory reports provide valuable official data on national power capacity additions and market prices.
  • Tata Power Co. Ltd. v. Reliance Energy Ltd. (2009) 16 SCC 659: Affirmed that annual statutory reporting maintains regulatory transparency across the power sector.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

In commercial power arbitration or regulatory appellate proceedings before APTEL, cite the CERC Annual Report data on national average transmission losses and market-clearing prices; official reports carry presumptive evidentiary weight.

Section 100 All 185 Sections of Electricity Act Section 102