DISCOMS As State Bodies Duty Bound To Protect Consumers’ Interests: Rajasthan High Court
Case: Bhansali Dyeing v. State of Rajasthan & Ors and connected matters
Coram: Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati
Case No.: S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11242/2023
Court Observation: “This Court also observes that the respondent-DISCOMS are the bodies of the State Government and fall under the definition of ‘State’ as contained in Article 12 of the Constitution of India, and therefore, it is the duty of the State to protect the interests of the consumers; but despite the same, the respondents levied the additional cost in the name of Special Fuel Surcharge. The Special Fuel Surcharge would have been justified had it been only on the aforementioned original principal amount i.e. Rs.3,048.63/- Crores, but the Special Fuel Surcharge as imposed herein is not justified in law.”
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