law: Electricity Act, 2003
  143. Power to
  
  adjudicate.-
  
  1.     
  
    For
  
  the purpose of adjudging under this Act, the Appropriate Commission shall
  
  appoint any of its Members to be an adjudicating officer for holding an inquiry
  
  in such manner as may be prescribed by the Appropriate Government, after giving
  
  any person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard for the purpose of
  
  imposing any penalty.
  2.     
  
    While
  
  holding an inquiry, the adjudicating officer shall have power to summon and
  
  enforce the attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and
  
  circumstances of the case to give evidence or produce any document which in the
  
  opinion of the adjudicating officer, may be useful for or relevant to the
  
  subject-matter of the inquiry, and if, on such inquiry, he is satisfied that
  
  the person has failed to comply with the provisions of section 29 or section 33
  
  or section 43, he may impose such penalty as he thinks fit in accordance with
  
  the provisions of any of those sections.