A.P.POWER COORDINATION COMMIT. vs M/S LANCO KONDAPALLI POWER LTD.

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Limitation Act, 1963 to claims before the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, specifically under Section 14 concerning the explanation of delay. The Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity's (APTEL) order allowing M/s. Lanco Kondapalli Power Ltd.'s claims, determining that the Limitation Act is applicable and that APTEL's acceptance of the delay explanation was lawful. Consequently, the matter was remanded for further proceedings regarding the claims for Capacity Charges and Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for the periods 2001-2005 and 2006-2009.