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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Electricity Theft Case Due to Lack of Mandatory Sanction Under Section 50 of Indian Electricity Act, 1910. Prosecution Initiated Without Sanction from Appropriate Government is Void Ab Initio.

The petitioner, Dr. Makrand Balkrishna Patwardhan, a medical practitioner, was prosecuted for theft of electrical energy under Sections 39, 44 and 50 ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Licensee’s Appeal Against Direct Electricity Supply by Board. Board’s Action Upheld as Comparison of Maximum Demand Under Section 19(1)(b)(ii) of Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 Required Assessment of Actual Supply, Not Generating Capacity.

The appellant, Sihor Electricity Works Ltd., held a licence under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 for generation and distribution of electrical energ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition in Electricity Meter Dispute — Supplementary Bill Period Limited to Six Months Prior to Dispute Date. Section 26(6) of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 restricts assessment to six months before the dispute is raised, not from the date of defect detection.

The petitioner, M/s Coventry Springs & Engineering Co. Ltd., challenged an order dated 8.4.1994 passed by the appellate authority under the Indian Ele...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Additional Charge Under Section 229(A) IPC for Theft of Electricity Due to Lack of Sanction. Prosecution Failed to Obtain Mandatory Consent Under Section 50 of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 Before Framing Additional Charge.

The applicants, Uddhavrao Nivrutti Sarkale, Markand Uddhavrao Sarkale, and Sau. Anandibai Uddhavrao Sarkale, were accused in RCC No.381/2001 pending b...

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Bombay High Court Disposes of Writ Petitions Over Collector’s Authority to Impose Conditions on Transmission Line Project Under Indian Telegraph Act

The dispute arose from the construction of a 400 KV DC transmission line between Aurangabad and Boisar by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., a Gove...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Licensee's Appeal in Electricity Billing Dispute — Holds Additional Demand Time-Barred for Disconnection Under Section 56(2) of Electricity Act, 2003. The two-year limitation for disconnection runs from the date of the original bill, not from discovery of a billing mistake.

The case involves a dispute between the Assistant Engineer (D1), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (appellant/licensee) and Rahamatullah Khan alias Ra...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Maharashtra State Electricity Board Against Decree Declaring Demand Letter Illegal. Court Holds That Dispute Regarding Meter Accuracy Must Be Referred to Electrical Inspector Under Section 26(6) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, and Civil Suit Is Not Maintainable.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (Board) appealed against a decree passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kalyan, which declared a demand ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Electricity Board's Appeals in Illegal Disconnection Case — Board Cannot Claim Charges for Period of Its Own Wrongful Act. Initial Disconnection Without Considering Consumer's Instalment Request Violates Section 56 of Electricity Act, 2003.

The appeals arose from a dispute between the Bihar State Electricity Board (appellant) and M/s Iceberg Industries Ltd. (respondent/company) concerning...

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Bombay High Court Rejects Preliminary Objection to Writ Petition Maintainability Against Private Company Performing Public Duty. Holds That a Licensee Under Indian Electricity Act, 1910 Is Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, an individual residing on his property for 70 years, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus di...