law: Electricity Act, 2003
  18. Amendment of
  
  licence.-
  
  1.     
  
    Where
  
  in its opinion the public interest so permits, the Appropriate Commission, may,
  
  on the application of the licensee or otherwise, make such alterations and
  
  amendments in the terms and conditions of his licence as it thinks fit:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  no such alterations or amendments shall be made except with the consent of the
  
  licensee unless such consent has, in the opinion of the Appropriate Commission,
  
  been unreasonably withheld.
  2.     
  
    Before
  
  any alterations or amendments in the licence are made under this section, the
  
  following provisions shall have effect, namely:--
  a.      where the licensee
  
  has made an application under sub-section (1) proposing any alteration or
  
  modifications in his licence, the licensee shall publish a notice of such application
  
  with such particulars and in such manner as may be specified;
  b.     in the case of an
  
  application proposing alterations or modifications in the area of supply
  
  comprising the whole or any part of any cantonment, aerodrome, fortress,
  
  arsenal, dockyard or camp or any building or place in the occupation of the
  
  Government for defence purposes, the Appropriate Commission shall not make any
  
  alterations or modifications except with the consent of the Central Government;
  c.      where any alterations
  
  or modifications in a licence are proposed to be made otherwise than on the
  
  application of the licensee, the Appropriate Commission shall publish the
  
  proposed alterations or modifications with such particulars and in such manner
  
  as may be specified;
  d.     the Appropriate
  
  Commission shall not make any alterations or modifications unless all
  
  suggestions or objections received within thirty days from the date of the
  
  first publication of the notice have been considered.