RENEW WIND ENERGY (AP2) PVT. LTD. vs SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA

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$- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 213/2025 Between: - RENEW WIND ENERGY (AP2) PVT. LTD. THROUGH MS. ABHILASHA KHANNA REGISTERED OFFICE: 138 ANSAL CHAMBERS, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI – 110066 ....PETITIONER (Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vishrov Mukherjee, Mr. Girik Bhalla, Ms. Sai Snigdha Nittala, Ms. Juhi Senguttuvan, Ms. Priyanka Vyas, Mr. Yashaswi Kant, Mr. Prayush Singh and Ms. Pallavi Arora Advocates, instructed by Trilegal.) AND SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA THROUGH CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR, REGISTERED OFFICE: 6TH FLOOR, PLATE – B, NBCC OFFICE BLOCK, TOWER 2, EAST KIDWAI NAGAR, NEW DELHI. ....RESPONDENT (Through: Mr. M.G. Ramachandran, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Anushree Bardhan, Ms. Srishti Khindaria, Ms. Somya Sahni, Ms. Ritika Singh and Mr. Aneesh Bajaj, Advocates.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ % Reserved on: 10.10.2025 Pronounced on: 03.11.2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:03.11.2025 By:PURUSHAINDRA 17:03:10 1 KUMAR KAURAV JUDGMENT INDEX I. FACTUAL MATRIX...................................................................................3 II. SUBMISSIONS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT............5 III. SUBMISSIONS MADE ON BEHALF THE PETITIONER ...................7 IV. ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................9 A. ADJUDICATORY & REFERRAL POWERS OF CERC ................... 11 B. THE TWO FACETS OF THE CERC‘S REFERRAL POWER........... 14 (i). The First Facet: Referring Disputes for Arbitration wh