Petition with the GERC (Electricity Supply Code and Related Matters) and (Standard of Performance of Distribution Licensee) Regulations for levying demand charges on contract demand – EQ
Summary:
# GERC — Petition No. 1858/2020 (Concord Biotech Ltd. v. MGVCL & GETCO)
* **Bench & Date:** Members S.R. Pandey and Mehul M. Gandhi; **order dated 08-Sep-2025**; hearing took place **26-Aug-2025**. 
* **Issue:** Concord seeks **extra time to complete a 66 kV line for a 5000 kVA CD** and to restrain MGVCL from issuing a **Two-Months’ Notice (TMN)** for **deemed release demand charges**. Filed under **EA 2003 §§ 42, 43, 50, 86** and **GERC Supply Code 2015 / SoP Regs 2005**. 
## Submissions (high level)
* **Petitioner (Concord):**
* Says petition is maintainable before the Commission (not a mere consumer-licensee dispute).
* Seeks parity with timelines/extension available when network work is on the licensee; cites **force majeure** and delays beyond control; challenges levy after **180 days** as illegal/arbitrary.
* Alleges **Option-III** was imposed (no free choice among options for laying network). 
* **Respondents (MGVCL/GETCO):**
* **Maintainability objection:** treat as consumer-licensee dispute → **CGRF/Ombudsman** jurisdiction.
* **Contractual point:** no **force-majeure clause** in the supply agreement; failure to finish within time doesn’t merit extension.
* **Regulatory cap:** Regulations don’t allow extension **beyond 180 days**; relief sought is impermissible. 
## Order
* **Time granted:** Both sides get **4 weeks** to file **written submissions**, after which the matter will be **reserved for orders**. (From 08-Sep-2025, that’s roughly **by 06-Oct-2025**.) 
### Quick checklist
* ⌛ **Written submissions** (both sides): due \~**06-Oct-2025**.
* ▶️ **Next procedural step:** Case to be **reserved for order** after filings. 
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