Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1293 · Decided 16 December 2022
Kerala State Electricity Board & ORS. v. Thomas Joseph Alias Thomas M. J. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1293 · [2022] 9 S.C.R. 85
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9252/2022
- Decided
- 16 December 2022
- Bench
- DINESH MAHESHWARI, J.B. PARDIWALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Electricity Act Section 126, 127
Headnote
Electricity Act, 2003: ss.126 and 127 - Unauthorised use of electricity - Consumption of electricity by consumers in excess of the connected load/contracted load whether amount to 'unauthorised use of electricity' under explanation (b) to s.126(6) - Held: ss.126 Act constitute a complete code in themselves - The expression 'unauthorised use of electricity' means as it appears in s.126 - The purpose of s.126 is to ensure stoppage of misuse/unauthorised use of electricity as well as to ensure prevention of revenue loss -
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