Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1409 · Decided 8 December 2008
The Chairman, West Bengal State Electricity Board & ORS. v. Syed Mukbul Hossain & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1409 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 211
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7166/2008
- Decided
- 8 December 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Electricity Act Section 126, 127
Headnote
Electricity Act, 2003 - ss. 126 and 127 - Theft of electricity c - Tampering of meter- Disconnection of supply by Electricity Board after provisional assessment - High Court held the disconnection of supply was in breach of regn.5.2 of Supply Code Electricity Board - Meanwhile final assessment made by Electricity board - Statutory D appeal challenging the same filed after limitation period - Maintainability of - Held: Interest of justice would be best served if challenge to the final assessment is disposed of in accordance with law - It
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