State Governments cannot levy electricity duty on inter-State sale of electricity: Tripura High Court

ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd. Vs State of Tripura (Tripura High Court) In a significant legal victory for electricity-generating companies, the Tripura High Court has held State Governments cannot levy electricity duty on inter-State sale of electricity. ONGC Tripura Corporation Ltd had challenged the provisions of the Tripura Electricity Duty Act, 2019 (TEDA) by a petition in the High Court through their advocate Parinay Deep Shah of Urja Law Chambers. The Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice, Akil Kureshi and Justice S.G. Chattopadhyay quashed Section 4 (4) (d) of the Tripura Electr...