law: Electricity Act, 2003 
  142. Punishment for
  
  non-compliance of directions by Appropriate Commission.-
  In case any complaint
  
  is filed before the Appropriate Commission by any person or if that Commission
  
  is satisfied that any person has contravened any of the provisions of this Act
  
  or the rules or regulations made there under, or any direction issued by the
  
  Commission, the Appropriate Commission may after giving such person an
  
  opportunity of being heard in the matter, by order in writing, direct that,
  
  without prejudice to any other penalty to which he may be liable under this
  
  Act, such person shall pay, by way of penalty, which shall not exceed one lakh
  
  rupees for each contravention and in case of continuing failure with an
  
  additional penalty which may extend to six thousand rupees for every day during
  
  which the failure continues after contravention of the first such direction.