Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 30 · Decided 20 January 1998
U.P.S.E.B. v. Atma Steels and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 30 · [1998] 1 S.C.R. 228
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 502/1998
- Decided
- 20 January 1998
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, S.P. KURDUKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Electricity Act Section 26, 36(2)
Headnote
Indian Electricity Act, 1910 : S. 26-Eleclrical Inspector-Jurisdiction of Potential Transformer- C Fault in-,--Quantum of electricity consumed not correctly recorded in meter­ Assessment made by Executive Engineer and bill issued to consumer accordingly-Suit by consumer before civil Inspector-Allowed with the observation that though D the PT had blown off, amount demanded was npt reasonable. On appeal, appellate authority holding that PT could not ·be regarded as meter and therefore Electrical Inspector had no jurisdiction to entertain application u! s
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