Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 133 · Decided 25 January 1996
Bihar State Electricity Board and ORS. v. M/S. Allied Refractories (PVT.) LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 133 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 987
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2940/1996
- Decided
- 25 January 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Electricity Supply Act, 1948 : S. 49-Contract e11tered into between Elecllicity Board a11d Co11- sumer-Payment of mi11imum guarantee charges to Board-Failure to con- c sume minimum guarantee level of electlicity on account of non-supply of electlicity due to flippings, load sheddings or power for prop01tionate reduction of the minimum guaran- tee-l11stead, consumer approaching the High Cowt by filing writ peti- tion-High Court directing grant of proportionate reduction-Held, not justified-Hence set aside-Consumer to make application-Board to co11- D sider and pass appropliate
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