POWER GRID CORPN. OF INDIA vs CENTURY TEXTILES&INDS. LTD & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the conflict between Century Textiles & Industries Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited regarding the mining lease and the erection of transmission towers. The Court held that the rights of the Power Grid to lay transmission lines, as per the Electricity Act, 2003, supersede the mining lease granted to Century Textiles. The Court emphasized the public interest in ensuring electricity distribution and upheld the actions of the Power Grid, thereby dismissing the appeals of Century Textiles.