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MINISTRY OF POWER
Chapter - 22
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY
Under the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 the
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been set up at Delhi to
hear appeals against the orders of the adjudicating officer
or the appropriate Commission under the Act. Appeals
against orders of the Tribunal lie before the Supreme
Court of India.
2. The Appellate Tribunal consists of a Chairperson and
three Members. In accordance with provisions of the
Electricity Act, 2003, every Bench of the Tribunal constituted
by the Chairperson includes at least one Judicial Member
and one Technical Member. Chairperson of the Tribunal is
also a Judicial Member
3. Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
has constituted four Benches. All the four Benches will
exercise jurisdiction over the whole of India, except for the
State of J&K.
4. The first Chairperson of the Tribunal, Justice Shri Anil
Dev Singh assumed office on 13th May, 2005. The other
Members of the Tribunal are Justice Shri E.Padmanabhan
(Judicial Member), Shri H.L. Bajaj (Technical Member) and
Shri A.A. Khan (Technical Member). The Members have
also assumed their offices on 13.05.2005.
5. The office of the Tribunal is located at Core-4, 7th Floor,
SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The Tribunal has
become operational from 21st July, 2005 and has started
to hear appeals. As on 31.01.2006, 235 nos. of appeals
have been registered. 10 appeals have been disposed off
by the Tribunal.