Fadnavis Flags Bias in APTEL Rulings, Seeks Review
Summary
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that recent APTEL rulings have leaned in favour of private companies while taking a stricter line with government-owned entities. He asks for an institutional review of the power tribunal’s functioning, not relief in any single case.
Institutional Impact
The complaint goes beyond one dispute because APTEL decisions can shape compensation, contract risk and tariff cases across the power sector. Fadnavis is effectively arguing that inconsistent use of precedent can affect how utilities, generators and state buyers assess legal and commercial risk.
Key Uncertainty
The letter cites several cases, but the underlying rulings are not reproduced here, so the strength of the allegations cannot be judged from the available text alone.
There was no immediate response from APTEL or the Centre, so the government’s next move is still unclear.