Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 536 · Decided 20 August 2010
Haryana State Electricity Board v. M/S. Hanuman Rice Mills and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 536 · [2010] 10 S.C.R. 217
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6817/2010
- Decided
- 20 August 2010
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, H.L. GOKHALE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
A B Electricity: Non-payment of electricity bill by previous owner/occupier of the premises in regard to the supply of electricity to the premises - Liability of subsequent purchaser C of the premises to pay such affears - Held: Electricity affears do not constitute a charge over the property of a premises cannot be made liable for the dues of the previous owner/occupier - However, the electricity supplier can demand arrears from subsequent purchaser if D the statutory rules or the terms and conditions of supply which are statutory in character, authorize it to make such demand.
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