Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 48 · Decided 23 February 1968
Western U.P. Electric Power and Supply CO. LTD. v. State of U.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 48 · [1968] 3 S.C.R. 312
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 151/1967
- Decided
- 23 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
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Electricity Act Section 3(1)
Headnote
POWER AND SUPPLY CO. LTD. A v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS. February 23, 1968 [K. N. WANCHOO, C.J., S.M. S1KR1, J.M. SHELAT, V. BHARGAVA AND C. A. VAIDIALINGAM, JJ.) Indian Electricity Act (9 of 1910), s. 3(2)(e)-Board supp/yiog ·energy to consu,ner at lower rate than to licensee whether Act 1948 the Electricity Board was consti•uted and by Indian Electricity (U.P.) Amendment Act, 1961, the disability of the Board to supply directly electrical energy to consumers such as the 3rd respondent was removed. The Sta1e Government issued a notification directing the Board to directly
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