Commentaries on The Electricity Act, 2003 (With Annotated Upto date Case Law and also Appellate Tribunal Decisions)

 Along with Rules, Regulations. Orders and Notifications
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Description
It is trite to say that electricity has become an indispensable necessity for life in the home, office and in all educational, industrial, commercial and social organisations. Courts have held that electricity has to be provided as a part of shelter to a person who so requires it. Along with the growth and development of society and of industry and trade the electrical industry has also been an essential concomitant as necessary infrastructure. Accordingly, legislation governing the industry, supply and use of electricity has evolved. Initially the law catered to the needs of safety in the generation distribution and use of the energy, as the basic feature of the Electricity Act, 1910. Subsequently with the growth of the industry and needs of society the span of social or state regulation of the industry increased with experience keeping in view aspects of public interest, the efficient, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Thus the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 was passed and subsequently the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 formulated, followed much later by the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.
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Contents
The Electricity Act, 2003
1.   Electricity Rules, 2005
2.   Electricity (ROD) Orders
3.   Appeal to the Appellate Authority Rules, 2004
4.   Fees for Making Application for Grant of Licence Rules,2004
5.   National Electricity Plan Notification Rules, 2004
6.   Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Salaries, Allowances and Other Conditions of
      Service of Chairperson and Members) Rules,2004
7.   The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Form, Verification and the Fee for Filing an Appeal)
      Rules, 2004
8.   Means of Delivery of Notice, Order or Document Rules, 2004
9.   The Procedure for Holding Inquiry by Adjudicating Officer Rules, 2004
10.   Procedure for Conducting Inquiry Against a Member of Appropriate Commission
        Rules, 2004
11.   The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of
        Service of the Officers and Employees Rules, 2004
12.   Intimation of Accidents (Form and Time of Service of Notice) Rules, 2005
14.   Forum of Regulators Rules, 2005
15.   National Load Despatch Centre Rules, 2005
16.   Distribution of Electricity Licence (additional requirements of Capital Adequacy,
        Creditworthiness and Code of Conduct) Rules, 2005
17.   Central Power Engineering (Group "A") Service Rules, 2005
18.   Electricity (Procedure for Previous Publication) Rules, 2005
19.   Works of Licensees Rules, 2006
20.   The Qualifications, Powers and Functions of Chief Electrical Inspector and Electrical
        Inspectors Rules, 2006
21.   The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Procedure, Form, Fee and Record of Proceedings)
        Rules, 2007
22.   The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission For Union Territories Except Delhi
        (Salary, Allowances and Other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member)
        Rules, 2007
23.   The National Electricity Policy, 2005
24.    The Tariff Policy
25.   The Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006
26.   Tariff based Competitive-bidding Guidelines for Transmission Service
27.   The Central Electricity Authority (Procedure for Transaction of Business) Regulations, 2006
28.   The Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid)
        Regulations, 2007
29.   The Central Electricity Authority (Furnishing of Statistics, Returns and Information)
        Regulations, 2007
30.   The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Short-Term Open Access in inter-State
        Transmission) Regulations, 2008
31.   The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for
        Grant of Transmission Licence and other related matters) Regulations, 2009
32.   The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grant of Connectivity, Long-term
        Access and Medium-term Open Access in inter-State Transmission and related matters)
        Regulations,2009
33.   The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010
34.   The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Indian Electricity Grid Code)
        Regulations, 2010
35.   Central Electricity Authority (Safety Requirements for Construction, Operation and
        Maintenance of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulations, 2011
36.   CERC (Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination from Renewable Energy Sources)
        Regulations, 2012
Subject Index
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Author Details
K.K. Mitra, Advocate
Foreword by 
Hon'ble Sri Justice Asok Kumar Ganduly, Judge, Supreme Court of India (Retd. )