Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 205 · Decided 18 February 2020
Assistant Engineer (D1), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited & ANR. v. Rahamatullah Khan Alias Rahamjulla
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 205 · [2020] 2 S.C.R. 929
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1672/2020
- Decided
- 18 February 2020
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Limitation Act Section 17(1)(c); Electricity Act Section 56(2), 56
Headnote
Electricity Act, 2003: s. 56(2) - Disconnection of supply in default of payment - Term 'first due' in s.56(2) - Meaning of - Commencement limitation period of two years, when - Held: Electricity charges would become "first due" only after to the consumer, even though the liability to pay may arise on the consumption of electricity - Period of limitation of two years would commence from the date on which the electricity charges became "first due" u/s. 56(2) - This provision restricts the right of the
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