New Delhi, May 20: The largest private power utility Tata Power, which is in an intense battle with R-Infra, today moved the Bombay High Court seeking to set aside a state order directing it to supply 360mw to the Anil Ambani-owned discom till June 30 at a cheaper rate of Rs 3.70 a unit.
The petition also seeks a stay on the state’s direction issued on May 7 in the interim period. A vacation bench of the High Court is expected to hear the case on May 24.
The petition says the state “directing the MERC to take steps in relation to Tata Power’s obligation to supply power to the distribution licensees of Mumbai is patently illegal.”
It also says, “the MERC is not empowered to carry out any regulation on generation activity for any capacity that has not been contracted towards distribution licencee.
—Agencies