India Power Corporation Limited and Ors. v. Bst Infratech Limited and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
India Power Corporation Limited & Ors. v. BTS Infratech Limited & Anr., MAT 458 of 2026 with CAN 1 of 2026, decided 24.03.2026 (Division Bench: Shampa Sarkar, J. and Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.). Appeal against learned Single Judge's interim order dated 05.03.2026 restraining coercive steps on a demand of 2022; billing dispute pending before Ombudsman; consent clarification order dated 17.03.2026 directing Ombudsman to decide appeal on merits within seven days without adjournments; no patent illegality found; appeal and connected application dismissed; all points including maintainability left open to be raised before the Single Judge; parties to act on server copy; matter returnable 27.03.2026. Appellants' counsel: Sukanta Chakraborty, Anindya Halder; Respondents' counsel: Shyamal Sarkar, Sr. Adv., Rajesh Kumar Gupto, Aditya Chakraborty, Ankita Upadhyay Agarwal, Titas Sasmal.
What did the court decide?
The learned Single Judge, by the order under challenge, had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim and left the issues to be decided by the Ombudsman in accordance with law.