Electricity Act, 2003
143. Power to
adjudicate.-
1.
For
the purpose of adjudging under this Act, the Appropriate Commission shall
appoint any of its Members to be an adjudicating officer for holding an inquiry
in such manner as may be prescribed by the Appropriate Government, after giving
any person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard for the purpose of
imposing any penalty.
2.
While
holding an inquiry, the adjudicating officer shall have power to summon and
enforce the attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and
circumstances of the case to give evidence or produce any document which in the
opinion of the adjudicating officer, may be useful for or relevant to the
subject-matter of the inquiry, and if, on such inquiry, he is satisfied that
the person has failed to comply with the provisions of section 29 or section 33
or section 43, he may impose such penalty as he thinks fit in accordance with
the provisions of any of those sections.