In Brief
AG and P LNG Marketing sought to challenge APTEL's decision, but a deadlock arose when the Chairperson and Technical Member disagreed, necessitating a third panel member (the Judicial Member) to resolve it. That member recused himself, and no replacement was available, paralyzing the tribunal. The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to transfer the pending appeals from APTEL to itself, finding that this extraordinary remedy was justified to bring finality to an infrastructure dispute and remedy an institutional impasse that the tribunal could not resolve through its normal processes.
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