The grievance of the petitioners is in regard to the adequacy of the compensation which has been paid to them by the third and fourth respondents on account of laying out of high tension electricity transmission lines on the land of the petitioners.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of third and fourth respondents has drawn the attention of the Court to sub-section (4) of Section 67 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
Section 67(4) provides that where any difference or dispute arises, including in regard to the amount or compensation, it shall be determined by the Appropriate Commission. The expression 'Appropriate Commission' is defined in Section 2(4) to mean the Central Regulatory Commission under Section 76(1) or the State Regulatory Commission in Section 82 or the Joint Commission in Section 83 as the case may be.
In the present case, a remedy is available to the petitioners as provided in Section 67(4). We grant liberty to the petitioners to espouse the remedy. If the petitioners submit a claim to the Appropriate Commission within a period of one month from today, we direct that the claim may be dealt with in accordance with law as expeditiously as is possible.
The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.
Order Date :- 11.3.2014 GS (Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, C.J.) (Dilip Gupta, J.)