Fadnavis letter: SG flags power tribunal to CJI

SG Tushar Mehta asks CJI Surya Kant to examine APTEL’s functioning after Maharashtra govt flags alleged pro-private power developer biasNew Delhi: Days after Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged pro-private power developer bias of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) in a letter to PM Narendra Modi, solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta on Friday requested CJI Surya Kant to look into the tribunal's functioning.While seeking an urgent hearing of an appeal filed by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) against JSW Energy Ltd, Mehta said: "The CJI must examine what is happening in APTEL." MERC has challenged APTEL's decision not to send the case back to the state regulator for fresh consideration.MERC said, “The manner in which APTEL has proceeded in decidin