Nothing contained in this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder or any instrument having effect by virtue of this Act, rule or regulation shall have effect in so far as it is inconsistent with any other provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986) or the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) or the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989).
Central Act · India · Part Xviii — Miscellaneous
Section 173 Inconsistency in laws
Electricity Act, 2003 · Edition: Archived India Code text (2021 dataset) · Assent 26th May, 2003
Judgments on Section 173
LOK 2026 (10) SC 302 · Supreme Court of India
Damodar Valley Corporation v. Maithan Alloys Ltd.
Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1178
SubjectElectricity
ActsElectricity Act, 2003, The Constitution of India, Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948, CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2009
DVC may recover both depreciation and its Sinking Fund contribution through tariff under Section 40 of the DVC Act; APTEL’s review reopening this against binding precedent was set aside with exemplary costs.
LOK 2013 (7) SC 12 · Supreme Court of India
U. P. Power Corporation LTD. v. Anis Ahmad
Subject–
ActsElectricity Act, 2003, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, 14, 42, 50, 126, 135, 138, 145, 153, 173, 174 and 175, Electricity Act, 2003, 2(1)(b), 2(1)(d), 2(1)(o), 2(1)(c) and 3, Consumer Protection Act, 1986
LOK 2012 (2) SC 91 · Supreme Court of India
Union of India through General Manager Petitioner Northern Railways v. Chairman, UP State Electricity Board & Ors.
Subject–
Judges–
ActsElectricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 1948, 14 and 173, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Supply Act, 1948, Electricity Act, 1910, Indian Electricity Act, 1910