Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 560 · Decided 19 May 2023
K. C. Ninan v. Kerala State Electricity Board & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 560 · [2023] 9 S.C.R. 637
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2109/2004
- Decided
- 19 May 2023
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HIMA KOHLI, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Transfer of Property Act Section 100; Electricity Act Section 42, 61, 50, 181, 43, 2(15)
Headnote
Electricity Act, 2003 - ss. 42 and 61 - Liability of subsequent owner to pay electricity charges due on previous owner - Whether the arrears of unpaid electricity dues outstanding from the erstwhile owner can be claimed owner, who has acquired the property in proceedings initiated to enforce mortgages or to pay off the dues of creditors - Held: In order to provide a supply of electricity to consumers, a distribution licensee is required to lay down infrastructure such as electricity lines, transformers,
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