Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Commission may enquire into the conduct or fitnclioning of any - licensee carrying out the obligations under this Act, rules and regulations framed thereunder and the terms and conditions of its licence in the following cjrcumstances,- (a) upon rrceiving a complaint from any consumer or coniumer association or any trzde association ; or (b) upon a reference made to it by thc Srate ~o&ornent, the Central Govemment or Central Electricity Authority ; or (c) upon receiving a complaint from any - company or person involved in the generation, pansmission, distribution or supply of electricity ; or (d) upon its own knowledge or idormation derived fern any source. (2) Upon making such inquiry the Commission may, if in its opinion lhe public interest so *quires, revoke a licence in any of the following cases, namely:- (a) where the Iicensee, in the opinion of the Commissioo, has committed a wilful or' 'unreasonable default in, doing anything required 01 him by or . under this Act, or rhe Indian Electr1cit Act, 1910 or ihe Electricity (supply) or lHO d Act, 194% the rules or regulat~ons ma e ther~under; 54 or 194% (6) qhere the licensee commits a breach of any of the terms and conditions of his licence, the breach of which L mpressIy declared by such licence to render it liable to revocation; (c) where the licensee faib within the period specified in his licence or longer period which the Commission mav allow by order, - (i) to show, to the satisfaction of the Commission, that he is in a position to fully and efficiently discbmge the duties and obligatjoas imposed on him 6y his licence; and (ii) to make the deposit or furnish the security requircd by his licence; and (d) where in the opinion of the Commissioo tbe financial position of the licensee is such,that he is unable to fulIy and efficiently discharge the duties and,obIiga tions imposed on him by his licence. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-sect ions (1) a nd (2) the C~rnrnissi~n may, where in its opinion the public interest So *quires, on the application or with the consent of the licensee, and if the licensee is not a local authority, after consulting the local authority concerned, ~f any, revoke a transmission or supply licencc as to the whob or aay part of the area of trt?nsmission or supply upon such term6 and conditions as it thinks fit. . . (4) No licence shzll be revokcd under sub-section (2) or (3) unless the Commission has given to thc licensee not less than three months notice in , writing, staiiog tha grounds o n which it is proposed to revoke the licence and has considered any cause shown by the licensee within the period of that notice, agaiofit the proposed revocation. (5) n e ' Commission may, instead of revoking a licence,. permit it to remain in. force subject to such further terms and .conditions as it thinks fit to impose a d any further t c m s or conditions so- ~mposed shall be binding, upon, and be , obkrved by, the licensee, and be of like fore and effect a6 if they were contained, in the licence. Amandmmt