CHHATTISGARH STATE POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. vs MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, GOVT. OF INDIA & ORS

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 03.05.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 21.05.2025 + W.P. (C) NO. 4527/2017, CM APPL. 19776/2017 (Direction) & CM APPL. 28389/2024 (Direction) CHHATTISGARH STATE POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Suparna Srivastava and Mr. Nitai Agarwal, Advs. versus MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, GOVT. OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ruchir Mishrra, Mr. Sanjiv Kr. Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kr. Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla & Ms. Reba Jena Mishra, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Sangram Patnaik, Mr. Varun Raghavan, Mr. Swayam Sidha Patnaik & Mr. Ravkirat Singh Mann, Advs. for R-2. Mr. Raunak Jain, Adv. for R-6 and R- 7. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Writ Petition seeks the following reliefs: - “a. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction in the nature thereof to the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 to pay Generation Based Incentive to the Petitioner as per the GBI Policy 5.665/ kWh), including for captive consumption of solar power generated (to be measured on AC side of the inverter), with ef