Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 354 · Decided 11 August 2005
Punjab State Electricity Board LTD. v. Zora Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 354 · [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 524
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4910/2005
- Decided
- 11 August 2005
- Bench
- ASHOK BHAN, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 12; Consumer Protection Act Section 14; Electricity Act Section 22, 24
Headnote
Electricity (supply) Act, 1948-Electricity Supply-Application for-By agriculturists-Delay in giving connection despite deposit of security­ Complaint-Direction by Courts below to give connection to applicants within a specific period and payment of compensation and interest at the rate of 12% connection to the agriculturists within a specified period-The Board being a statutory authority u/A 12 of the Constitution must also fulfil the test of reasonableness-Act of the Board amounted to unjust enrichment-Since the Board has given connection within the period stipulated by Court below,
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