Tata Power Company Limited has informed the Exchange about update on pendency of litigation
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Tata Power informed the exchange about a Supreme Court judgment dated August 6, 2025, in a writ petition filed by its subsidiary Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). The Court ruled that Regulatory Assets — which are essentially dues owed to power distribution companies — should only be created under force majeure or exceptional circumstances, not as a routine practice. The Court criticized the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission for 'mechanically' creating such assets under normal business conditions. Going forward, TPDDL must liquidate its outstanding Regulatory Assets within four years, starting April 1, 2024, meaning the process must be completed by March 2028. The Delhi State Regulator will set the roadmap for this liquidation, and the company said it will take steps in line with the ruling.
For shareholders, this ruling restricts TPDDL's ability to defer cost recoveries through Regulatory Assets in the future, which could pressure near-term cash flows from the Delhi distribution business. However, the time-bound liquidation roadmap (by March 2028) provides clarity and could eventually improve realisations.