All proceedings before the Commission shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of Sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Commission shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for the purposes of sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

All financial expenditures relating to the affairs of the Commission shall be made in accordance with the delegation of financial powers mentioned in appendix A to these regulations. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of these regulations, the Commission may, be general or special order, do anything not being inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulties.

In compliance with section 3 of the Electricity Act 2003, the Central Government hereby notifies the National Electricity Policy. Electricity is an essential requirement for all facets of our life. It has been recognized as a basic human need. It is a critical infrastructure on which the socioeconomic development of the country depends. The supply of electricity at a reasonable rate to rural India is essential for its overall development. The availability of quality supply of electricity is very crucial to the sustained growth of this segment.

An Act to consolidate the laws relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, trading, and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to the development of the electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting the interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalization of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -