Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 464 · Decided 8 May 2026
Indian Railways v. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 464 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 479
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4652/2024
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Bench
- DIPANKAR DATTA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12; Electricity Act Section 14, 42, 125, 2(5), 2(15)
Headnote
The specific issues which arise for determination are: (i) Whether the activities provided u/s.11(g) and (h) of the Railways Act pass muster of "distribution" of electricity, and whether such activities are a necessary pre-requisite to the Act; (ii) Whether the Indian Railways, being an entity of the Central Government, falls within the ambit of "Appropriate Government" u/s.14 of the Electricity Act, 2003; (iii) Whether the Indian Railways, even if held to be a DDL under the Act, is exempt from the obligation to
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