Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 34 · Decided 8 February 1968
Maharashtra State Electricity Board v. Kalyan Borough Municipality & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 34 · [1968] 3 S.C.R. 137
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 335/1967
- Decided
- 8 February 1968
- Bench
- K.N. WANCHOO, S.M. SIKRI, J.M. SHELAT, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; IBC
Headnote
Electricity (Supp(v) Act 54 of 1948; s. 49 as amended by the Electri­ city (S11pply) Amendment Act 30 of 1966, s. 24-Pow.er of Electricity Board to /ev,v uniform tariffs for different consumers-Valulity of s. 49 -Whether colourable exercise of taxing power-Whetf1er to Board--Ej/ect of s. 24 of Amendment Act. The appellant the Maharashtra State Electricity Board which took over tho supply of electrical energy from the original linc<,nsec, increased the tariff and fixed a 11niform tariff for all its consumers. The respondents­ consume;s filed petitions
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