Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 516 · Decided 15 April 2009
Bihar State Electricity Board v. M/S Pulak Enterprises & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 516 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 292
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7220/2000
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, TARUN CHATTERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 : ~ - s.49 - Fixing of tariff - Bihar State Electricily Board c Notification dated 21.6.1993- Clauses 16.10.3, 16.10.3.1 and 17 - Amendment to - Levy of 'Fuel surcharge' - Formula - Held : Though fuel surcharge is a part of tariff, fixin} rate of 16.10 of Tariff Notifil:ation is different from fixing tariff u/s 49 of the Act - Where fidng rate D of fuel surcharge is just an arithmetical exercise, giving opportunity of hearing would not serve any pu"pose - Electricity Board is entitled to levy fuel surcharge on the consumers
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