Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 221 · Decided 21 April 2005
Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking v. Laffans (I) PVT. LTD. and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 221 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 785
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3615/1996
- Decided
- 21 April 2005
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, AR. LAKSHMANAN, G.P. MATHUR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Electricity Act Section 26(6)
Headnote
Electricity Act, 1910-Section 26(6)-Electric meter-Burnt on two c occasions and allegedly found slow on two occasioris-Replacement of meters by electricity supplier without referring the matter to Electrical Inspector- Bill revised on the basis of average consumption in preceding year and demand by Single Judge of High Court-LPA allowed by Division Bench of High Court-On appeal, held: Section 26(6) is applicable for the period when the meter was alleged to be incorrect, but is not applicable when the meter became non-functional due to D its getting burnt-Hence, demand on
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