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Rajasthan High Court - Jaipur

Rays Power Experts Private Limited vs Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory ... on 18 February, 2020

Bench: Chief Justice, Ashok Kumar Gaur

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
                  BENCH AT JAIPUR

1. D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17430/2019

M/s.Giriraj Enterprises
                                                                  ----Petitioner
                                  Versus
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors.
                                                                ----Respondent

Connected with

2. D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5997/2019 Indian Oil Corporation Limited

----Petitioner Versus State of Rajasthan & Ors.

----Respondents

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----Petitioner Versus State of Rajasthan & Ors.

----Respondents

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94. D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 21780/2019 For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Sanjay Sen, Sr.Adv. with Mr.Ravi Chirania Mr.RN Mathur, Sr.Adv. with Ms.Suruchi Kasliwal, Mr.Lakshya Singh Udawat, Ms.Sokya Choudhari, Ms.Alisha Chopra, Ms.Charul Dudi, Mr.US Udawat Mr.Sudhanshu Kasliwal, Sr.Adv. with Ms.Sukriti Kasliwal & Ms.Priyanka Tiwari Mr.Shobhit Tiwari with Mr.Sandeep Chilana Mr.Prateek Mathur with Mr.Karan Audichya Mr.Sandeep Taneja Mr.DK Garg Mr.Shiven Gupta For Respondent(s) : Mr.MS Singhvi, Advocate General with Mr.Sheetanshu Sharma & Mr.Siddhant Jain Mr.RD Rastogi, ASG with Mr.Anand Sharma (Sr.CGPC), Mr.SC Sinha, Mr.Akshay Bhardwaj, Mr.Aneesh Khandelwal, Mr.Devesh Yadav & Ms.Ritu Pathak Mr.Virendra Lodha, Sr.Adv. with Mr.Jai Lodha Ms.Susan Mathew Mr.Shaswat Purohit with Mr.Jayvardhan Joshi Mr.Gaurav Gidwani for Mr.Harish Chandra Sharma HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR GAUR Order 18/02/2020 In the batch of writ applications, several applications have been filed for amendment in the writ petitions.

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(5 of 6) [CW-17430/2019] Amendment applications are allowed, as amendments have already been carried out.

Copies of the amended writ application have also been served on the respondents and replies thereto have also been filed by the respective parties.

Heard learned Additional Solicitor General Mr.RD Rastogi, who represents the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, which had been impleaded as proforma respondent in the matter.

Learned Additional Solicitor General Mr.RD Rastogi produced before us a communication received by him dated 31 st January, 2020 indicating therein that since the lis in the present batch of cases is between the State Government and RE Developers, the Ministry has no comments to offer in the matter.

After taking note of the aforesaid communication received by learned Additional Solicitor General, we are of the considered view that the officials of the aforesaid Ministry concerned did not comprehend the reason why they have been impleaded as respondent in the present case at hand. It is alleged by the petitioners that the State of Rajasthan and the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (for short "RERC") are not acting in terms of the policy of the Union of India, in particular relating to the issue of "Renewable Energy Certificate" (REC) and further contentions are advanced by learned counsel for the petitioners, who are generators of renewable energy (solar & wind) that the State of Rajasthan, while making its policy in the year 2019, has also not complied with the policy of Union of India and or directions of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (for short "CERC").

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(6 of 6) [CW-17430/2019] Consequently, we are of the considered view that reply affidavit by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is highly essential for adjudication of the present case.

We, therefore, direct the Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to file their reply after going through the writ application as well as the stand of the State and RERC at the earliest definitely within a period of two weeks from today.

It appears in several writ applications that CERC has been impleaded as respondent in the matter and learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that copy on behalf of CERC was served in the office of learned Additional Solicitor General, however, learned Additional Solicitor General today submits in the Court that he has no instructions in this regard from the CERC.

A fresh notice be taken out against CERC, returnable within one week. Notices be given 'dasti', as prayed.

Reply affidavit, if any, be filed within one week thereafter positively and copies be also exchanged between the parties.

Let this case be listed on 18th March, 2020 at 2.00 PM along with connected matters for hearing.

Till the next date, status quo vis.-a-vis. threat of disconnection from injection of power by the petitioners shall be maintained.

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