In 2002, R Infra filed a petition before the Respondent No.1 MERC alleging that Tata Powers license did number authorize Tata Power to supply electricity to direct retail companysumers with a maximum demand below 1000KVA .
BEST challenged the aforesaid order of the Regulatory Commission by filing appeal before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, New Delhi hereinafter referred to as the Appellate Tribunal .
While the petition was pending, the Electricity Act, 2003 came into force.
