MONNET ISPAT vs UNION OF INDIA .MINISTRY OF POWER SECRETARY — C.A. No. 18506 - 18507/2017

Case Summary: Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. v. Union of India Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed Monnet Ispat's appeals, upholding the validity of Rule 3(1)(a)(ii) of the Electricity Rules, 2005, which requires captive power plants to consume at least 51% of generated electricity annually for their own use. Key Issue: Monnet Ispat challenged the rule as ultra vires (beyond authority) after regulators determined its 90 MW plant lost captive status when consumption fell below 51%. The Court rejected arguments that force majeure events should exempt the rule and found the 51% annual consumption requirement neither arbitrary nor an unlawful delegation of legislative power. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.