Ntpc Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited vs. Megha Engineering And Infrastructures Ltd. (Erstwhile Meil Green Power Limited)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Civil Appeal No of 2023

(D No 13045 of 2023)

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited .... Appellant(s)

Versus

Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (Erstwhile Meil green Power Limited) & Ors ....Respondent(s)

O R D E R

1 Permission to file the appeals granted.

• 2 There is a delay of 184 days in filing the appeals against the order passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.
• 3 In terms of proviso to Section 125 of the Electricity Act 2003, a delay of "a further period not exceeding sixty days" may be condoned and no further.
• 4 The appeals are, therefore, dismissed on the ground of limitation.
• 5 Pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

..…..…....…........……………….…........CJI. [Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud]

…..…..…....…........……………….…........J. [Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha]

…..…..…....…........……………….…........J. [J B Pardiwala]

New Delhi; May 18, 2023 -S-

ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.1 SECTION XVII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CIVIL APPEAL Diary No(s). 13045/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 26-07-2022 in AN No. 4/2018 and AN No. 373/2018 passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity at New Delhi)

NTPC VIDYUT VYAPAR NIGAM LIMITED Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURES LTD. (ERSTWHILE MEIL GREEN POWER LIMITED) & ORS. Respondent(s)

(WITH IA No.91221/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.91231/2023-STAY APPLICATION and IA No.91230/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE APPEAL and IA No.91225/2023- CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING APPEAL and IA No.91232/2023- CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No.98541/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 18-05-2023 These appeals were called on for hearing today.

• CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Gopal Jain, Sr. Adv. Ms. Sakie Jakharia, AOR
• For Respondent(s) Mr. Niranjan Reddy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sakya Singha Chaudhuri, AOR Ms. Shreya Dubey, Adv. Mr. Akhila Palem, Adv. Ms. Nithya Balaji, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

• 1 Permission to file the appeals granted.
• 2 The appeals are dismissed on the ground of limitation in terms of the signed order.

3 Pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (Signed order is placed on the file)