Electricity Act, 2003
142. Punishment for
non-compliance of directions by Appropriate Commission.-
In case any complaint
is filed before the Appropriate Commission by any person or if that Commission
is satisfied that any person has contravened any of the provisions of this Act
or the rules or regulations made there under, or any direction issued by the
Commission, the Appropriate Commission may after giving such person an
opportunity of being heard in the matter, by order in writing, direct that,
without prejudice to any other penalty to which he may be liable under this
Act, such person shall pay, by way of penalty, which shall not exceed one lakh
rupees for each contravention and in case of continuing failure with an
additional penalty which may extend to six thousand rupees for every day during
which the failure continues after contravention of the first such direction.