Appellate Tribunal for Electricity

Last updated

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
Agency overview
HeadquartersIndia
Parent agency Ministry of Power (India)
Website aptel.gov.in

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity in India is created as a statutory and autonomous body under the Electricity Act, 2003 to hear complaints, appeals or original petitions against the orders of the State Regulatory Commission, The Central Regulatory Commission, Joint Commission or the Adjudicating officer.

Contents

History

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity was formed under the Electricity Act, 2003 to hear complaints or appeals relating to orders issued by adjudicating officer or the Central Regulatory Commission and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions in the year 2005. [1] Any order passed by The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity is appealable before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India if the issue is related to substantial questions of law. [2]

Composition

The Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity should be a sitting or retired judge of High Court or the Supreme court. The group of eminent members selected from all professions of life is formed to choose the Chairperson and members of the Tribunal. [3]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity includes a chairperson, one judicial member, and three technical members. [4]

Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chairperson since 2 December 2022. [5]

The service period will be four years or attaining the age of superannuation, or issuance of orders for the appointment of a new Chairperson. [6]

List of Chairpersons (Appellate Tribunal For Electricity )

List of Chairpersons: [7]

No.NameTenure
1Justice Anil Dev Singh20052008
2Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam 20082014
3Justice Ranjana Desai 20142017
_I.J. Kapoor (Officiating)20172018
4Justice Manjula Chellur 20182021
_R.K. Verma (Officiating)20212021
_Justice R.K. Gauba (Officiating)20212022
5Justice Ramesh Ranganathan 2022 Incumbent

Powers

Following are powers [8]

See also

References

  1. "Shri Piyush Goyal Applauds Role of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity". Business Standard India. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "RK Verma is new Member-Technical in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity". psuwatch.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. Sharma, Nalini (16 September 2021). "Centre notifies new rules for appointment to 14 tribunals". India Today. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "Selection Panel recommends 3 names for APTEL Chairperson, position vacant for last 7 months". thehansindia.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. "Chairperson | Appellate Tribunal For Electricity". aptel.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023.
  6. "Justice Manjula Chellur appointed Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity". Jagranjosh.com. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. https://aptel.gov.in/sites/default/files/uploads/Previous-Chairpersons-Members-and-Officers.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  8. "Shri Piyush Goyal Applauds Role of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity". Business Standard India. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2022.