KAHC010100302020_1

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU
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The petitioners, a group of renewable energy companies, filed multiple writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru. The primary relief sought was a direction to the respondent electricity supply companies to honor payment obligations under various Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) by processing pending invoices and releasing the due payments. The petitions pertained to alleged non-payment of amounts owed for power supplied. Specific amounts were claimed in each petition, ranging from several lakhs to crores of rupees. The respondents included the State of Karnataka, Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited, Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited, and Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited. The matters were clubbed and heard together on December 2, 2021, before Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar. The provided judgment text contains only the cause titles, party details, and prayers; the substantive order, court's analysis, and final decision are not included.

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Case Details

2021 LawText (KAR) (12) 13

W.P. No.5703 of 2020 c/w W.P. Nos.5303, 5341, 5346, 5347, 5354, 5357, 5361, 5362, 5364, 5365, 5368, 5369, 5371, 5374, 5375 of 2020

2021-12-02

S.R.Krishna Kumar

Shodhan Babu A.M., Kusum Ranganath, Amrita Joshi, Ramesh Gowda A., Shahbaaz Hussain, S.Sriranga, Murugesh V.Charati, S.G.Prashanth Murthy

Renew Power Private Limited, M/S Rajat Renewables Ltd, Renew Wind Energy (Silpa) Private Limited, Kanak Renewables Limited, M/S Ostro Dakshin Power Pvt. Ltd., Adyah Solar Energy Private Limited

State of Karnataka, Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited, Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd.

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions seeking enforcement of payment obligations under Power Purchase Agreements

Remedy Sought

Direction to respondent electricity supply companies to honor payment obligations under PPAs, process invoices, and make payment of specified amounts

Filing Reason

Non-payment of amounts due under PPAs

Procedural History

Writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India; clubbed for hearing on 02-12-2021.

Acts & Sections

  • Constitution of India: Articles 226, 227
  • Companies Act, 2013:
  • Companies Act, 1956:
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