M/S Veh Saur Urja Private Limited v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission & ANR.

$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + M/S VEH SAUR URJA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through:

Ms.

Swapna Seshadri and Ms.

Aishwarya Subhramani, Advocates.

versus CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Ritwik Gupta, Advocate for R-1.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 20.03.2026 1.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: 2.

The petitioner seeks urgent directions to enable evacuation of power by the petitioner upon achieving commissioning of its project, which is to be concluded by end of the day today, i.e., 20th march, 2026. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

3.

Earlier, the petitioner had filed an application in Petition No. 58/MP/2026 before the respondent no.1/ Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in which the following directions were passed on 5th February, 2026:

"After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the Commission deemed it appropriate to direct that the Petitioner shall be allowed to carry out the commissioning activities in respect of its 81.9 MW Wind Project, irrespective of the actions taken/to be taken by CTUIL qua such connectivity as per the GNA Regulations. However, in case CTUIL proceeds to revoke the connectivity as per the GNA Regulations, the corresponding quantum shall not be reallocated to any third parties until further direction. However, this order has been passed without prejudice to rights and contentions of the parties on merits and shall not tantamount to an expression on the merits of the case." 4.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that another application in the aforesaid petition has been filed by the petitioner before the respondent no.1/ CERC seeking following urgent reliefs:

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5.

It is submitted that the aforesaid application has not been listed before the respondent no.1/ CERC and therefore, the petitioner is constrained to approach this Court to seek urgent reliefs.

6.

None appears on behalf of the respondent no.2/ Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) despite advance service. 7.

Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.1/ CERC submits that there are certain deficiencies in the application filed by the petitioner and hence, the same has not been listed till date. He submits that subject to the petitioner removing the deficiencies, the application shall be listed on 25th March, 2026.

8.

Accordingly, a direction is issued to the petitioner to remove the deficiencies as pointed out by the respondent no.1/ CERC so as to ensure that the application is listed on 25th March, 2026. 9.

The respondent no.1/ CERC is also directed to ensure that the application filed by the petitioner is listed on 25th March, 2026. 10.

Counsel for the petitioner has handed over a copy of the order dated 22nd May, 2025 passed by the respondent No.1/ CERC in Petitions No. 346/MP/2025 and 347/MP/2025 filed by ReNew Green Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd & Anr, wherein under similar circumstances, the respondent no.1/ CERC has passed the following interim direction: "3.

After hearing the learned counsels for the parties, the Commission directed the CTUIL as well as NLDC/WRLDC to permit the Petitioners to carry out all necessary formalities for achieving the commercial operation of their Projects and post commercial operation and to consider the concerned application/information submitted by them in this regard, subject to the outcome of these Petitions. The Commission further permitted the parties to file their respective written submissions, if any, within two weeks with a copy to the other side. The interim direction(s) issued in these cases, if any, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

shall also continue till the outcome of the matters." 11.

Counsel for the petitioner prays that a similar direction be passed in the present case till the application filed by the petitioner is taken up for hearing by CERC.

12.

In these circumstances, it is directed that the respondent no.2/ CTUIL shall permit the petitioner to carry out all necessary formalities for achieving commercial and post commercial operations of their project and to consider the concerned application/ information submitted by them in this regard, till the interim application filed by the petitioner is considered by the respondent no.1/ CERC.

13.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. AMIT BANSAL, J MARCH 20, 2026 Vivek/- The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.