Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 252 · Decided 20 October 1976
Vijayawada Municipal Council v. Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 252 · [1977] 1 S.C.R. 846
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 155/1971
- Decided
- 20 October 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, P.N. SHINGAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Electricity Act
Headnote
Andhrn Pradesh (Andlzra Area) FJectricity Supply Undertakini; (Acqui.1i- 1ion) Act (Andlzra 15 of 1954), ss. 5(3) (vi), 6(2)(a)(iii) and 10(2)(b)tiii)-­ Amounts due to 'undertaking from consumers prior to vesting in State-If can be recovered by State from the licensee. Section 4 of the A)ldhra Suppl~ lJndcr­ taking (Acquisition) Act, 1954, empowered the Government to declare that an electricity undertaking of the licensee Municipal Council shall vest in Govern­ ment on a specified date. Section 5 provides for compensation t0< be paid on one of three alternative bases, A,
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