M/S Star Wire (India) Vidyut Pvt Ltd vs Haryana Electricity Regulatory ...

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the fourth amendment to the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission Regulations, 2010, which was challenged by the appellants who operated a Biomass Power Plant. The Court found that the amendment improperly classified projects based on their commissioning year without a rational basis, violating the principles of equality and non-arbitrariness under Article 14 of the Constitution. Consequently, the Court held that the impugned Amended Regulations were unconstitutional and quashed them, restoring the applicability of the original tariff norms for the appellants' project.