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From electricity tariff to arbitration clause, here're the key court orders

A firm with a grievance should not rush to the high court when there is an efficacious remedy under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act.

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The SC upheld the single-judge Bench judgment and added the student profile of state-run and state-aided institutions is different from those of SFEIs

M J Antony
Electricity tariff differs for institutions

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has the power to segregate self-financing educational institutions (SFEIs) from government-run and government-aided private educational institutions for the purpose of fixing tariff, subjecting SFEIs to a higher category of tariff. The tariff notification to that effect is legal, said the Supreme Court in its judgment, Kerala State Electricity Board vs principal, Sir Syed Institute. A single-judge Bench of the high court had earlier upheld different tariffs, but a division Bench set it aside, leading to the appeal. The division Bench explained its stand thus: “When the supply is to an