INDIAN RAILWAYS versus WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED & ORS.

Issue for consideration

The specific issues which arise for determination are: (i) Whether the activities provided u/s.11(g) and (h) of the Railways Act pass muster of “distribution” of electricity, and whether such activities are a necessary pre-requisite to the Act; (ii) Whether the Indian Railways, being an entity of the Central Government, falls within the ambit of “Appropriate Government” u/s.14 of the Electricity Act, 2003; (iii) Whether the Indian Railways, even if held to be a DDL under the Act, is exempt from the obligation to