law: Electricity Act, 2003 
  109. Directions to
  
  Joint Commission.- 
  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this Act, where any Joint Commission is established under
  
  section 83--
  a.     
  
    the
  
  Government of the State, for which the Joint Commission is established, shall
  
  be competent to give any direction under this Act only in cases where such
  
  direction relates to matter within the exclusive territorial jurisdiction of
  
  the State;
  b.    
  
    the
  
  Central Government alone shall be competent to give any direction under this
  
  Act where such direction relates to a matter within the territorial
  
  jurisdiction of two or more States or pertaining to a Union territory if the
  
  participating Governments fail to reach an agreement or the participating
  
  States or majority of them request the Central Government to issue such directions.