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HC issues contempt notice to Abhijeet Power, MADG, MSEDGL
NAGPUR bench of Bombay High Coun on Monday issued nonce before admission on a contempt plea filed againsi Tanaji Satare, (IAS) Vice Chairman-MD. MADC. S. V. Cliahande. Chief Engineer, MaDC, Manoj Jaiswal. Chairman. ABHIJEET MADC Nagpur Energy Pvt.. Abhishek Jaiswal. A.K. Shrivastava Director. ABHIJEET MADC Nagpur Energy Pvt. Ltd. Ajoy Mehata. Chairman. M/s Maharashtra Slate Electricity Distribution Company Limited. Mumbai for "willful disobedience" and "deliberate breach" of the orders passed by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission on May 6 on the directions of the High Court
The petitioner Industries namely M/s Kanav Agronomy. M/s Diet Food International Ltd. M/s Smart Data Enterprises, M/s Caliber Point Ltd. M/s Cynosphere India (Pvt) Ltd. have specifically complained to the High Court that all the contemners who have committed "willful breach" of MERC orders be punished u/s 10, 12 of Contempt of Court Act 1971 read with 215 of Constitution of India.
Justice C V Bhadang while issuing notice before admission to respondents, who represents three companies expected to comply with the order and directed to them file reply by June 9. Though the petitioner had joined MADC Chairman and Chief Minisier as first-respondent, the court did not issue any noice him.
It is noteworthy that MERC has already directed that industries in "MIHANSEZ" should get the "effective and sufficient" power supply as they were getting, from MADC and AMNEPL as per the directions issued by High Court.
It is necessary to mention that the AMNEPL has arbitrarily stopped the power supply to the industries in MIHANSEZ" on March 16 after daily order was passed by the MERC. The industries in MIHANSEZ immediately knocked the doors of High Court and challenged the order on various grounds including the one that they were denied opportunity of hearing. The MERC conducted the hearing on April 30 and heard all the parties.
It is the contention of the industries that they are required to get the "uninterrupted power supply" from MADC being the "Developer of SEZ and Distribution Licensee" as per section 42.43 of EA 2003, section 5-A, 5-C of SEZ Act 2006. read with "concessional agreement" dated November 7, 2007 which was confirmed by MERC.
It is also noteworthy to mention that MADC has signed a "concession agreement" with AMNEPL seven years ago by which both the parties are hound to give power supply at Rs.2.97/ per unit to the consumers in MIHANSEZ but instead of geting the power.
The petitioner Industries namely M/s Kanav Agronomy. M/s Diet Food International Ltd. M/s Smart Data Enterprises, M/s Caliber Point Ltd. M/s Cynosphere India (Pvt) Ltd. have specifically complained to the High Court that all the contemners who have committed "willful breach" of MERC orders be punished u/s 10, 12 of Contempt of Court Act 1971 read with 215 of Constitution of India.
Justice C V Bhadang while issuing notice before admission to respondents, who represents three companies expected to comply with the order and directed to them file reply by June 9. Though the petitioner had joined MADC Chairman and Chief Minisier as first-respondent, the court did not issue any noice him.
It is noteworthy that MERC has already directed that industries in "MIHANSEZ" should get the "effective and sufficient" power supply as they were getting, from MADC and AMNEPL as per the directions issued by High Court.
It is necessary to mention that the AMNEPL has arbitrarily stopped the power supply to the industries in MIHANSEZ" on March 16 after daily order was passed by the MERC. The industries in MIHANSEZ immediately knocked the doors of High Court and challenged the order on various grounds including the one that they were denied opportunity of hearing. The MERC conducted the hearing on April 30 and heard all the parties.
It is the contention of the industries that they are required to get the "uninterrupted power supply" from MADC being the "Developer of SEZ and Distribution Licensee" as per section 42.43 of EA 2003, section 5-A, 5-C of SEZ Act 2006. read with "concessional agreement" dated November 7, 2007 which was confirmed by MERC.
It is also noteworthy to mention that MADC has signed a "concession agreement" with AMNEPL seven years ago by which both the parties are hound to give power supply at Rs.2.97/ per unit to the consumers in MIHANSEZ but instead of geting the power.
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