In Brief
Haryana Power Purchase Centre appealed against an Appellate Tribunal order that upheld the Commission's refusal to allow fixed cost recovery from Magnum Power Generation Limited. The Court held that although the Commission prioritized consumer interest, the appellant was entitled to recover its fixed operating costs. Critically, because these costs had already been collected from consumers but not paid to the appellant, denying recovery would create an unjust windfall for the respondent. The Court partly allowed the appeals, setting aside the impugned order and directing the respondent to pay the appellant's fixed cost demand within three months.
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