Slapped with an inflated bill from Adani Electricity Limited? You won't have to wait too long for a refund. A day after announcing a probe into the hike in bills, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) yesterday asked the company to correct the bills with immediate effect, and refund consumers with the excess charges — plus interest.

This is a huge victory for the thousands of citizens who were subjected to massive hikes in their power bills after Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) took over from Reliance Energy two months ago. mid-day ran a sustained campaign on the issue once complaints began to arise over the company's billing tactics. This paper's reportage caught the attention of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as well as the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). On Friday, mid-day exclusively reported that the electricity watchdog had made up its mind to open a probe into the allegations against Adani.