BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT ELECTRICITY AMENDMENT BILL – By Hemant Singh, Founding & Managing Partner- Charter Law Chambers

The MoP, vide its letter dated 17.04.2020, has issued proposed amendments in the existing Electricity Act, 2003 (hereinafter “the Bill”), asking the interested stakeholders to provide their comments, if any, on the same to the Ministry, within 21 days of the letter. Such proposed amendments have been discussed in detail below:

Amendment at a glance:

Detailed Analysis of the proposed amendments:

The aforesaid proposed amendments have been discussed in detail herein below:

You are advised accordingly.

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Hemant Singh is founder of Charter Law Chambers, a full-service law firm. Before founding the firm, he was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Praxis Counsel since 2014. Mr. Singh started his career in Corporate and Regulatory Litigation under the mentorship of Mr. Sanjay Sen, who is now a designated Senior Counsel. Overall, Mr. Singh has over 12 years of experience in regulatory and corporate litigation with over 60 reported judgments.

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