Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 321 · Decided 12 May 2000
Bihar State Electricity Board v. Patna Electric Supply CO. LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 321 · [2000] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 379
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2630/1982
- Decided
- 12 May 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, Y.K. SABHARWAL, S.N. VARIAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1), 19(1)(f), 31(2); Electricity Act Section 6, 7, 6(1)
Headnote
Indian Electricity Act, 1910: Sections 6 and 7-A (as amended by Act 15 of 1975). A B Electric company-Purchase/takeover of-After issue of Ordinance- C Challenge of-On grounds of violation of Arts. 19(1)(/) and 31(2)-Held: Amending Act/Ordinance not violative of Arts. 19(1)(/) and 31(2)-Hence of India, 1950, Arts. 19(1)(/) and 31(2). Electric Company-Purchase/takeover of-Market value or Book D value-Payability of-Notice of takeover given on 5-1-1973 and undertaking taken over on 6-2-1974 after promulgation of amending Ordinance-Held: On the day of taking over unamended S. 6
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