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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Appeal by Electricity Company Against Decree Cancelling Supplementary Bill. Court Upholds Trial Court's Finding That Supplementary Bill Was Issued Without Proper Inspection and Without Giving Opportunity to Consumer.

The present appeal was filed by the appellants, the Executive Engineer (G.E.B.) (now Pashchim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd) and others, challenging the jud...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Directs Concurrent Sentences in Electricity Theft Cases to Prevent Miscarriage of Justice — Section 427 CrPC Discretion Must Be Exercised to Avoid 18-Year Incarceration for Nine Convictions on Same Day.

The appellant, Iqram, was charged with theft of electricity equipment belonging to the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Department in nine separate first inf...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Prosecution for Illegal Sand Mining Under IPC and Mines Act. Police Investigation Not Barred by Section 22 of MMDR Act as Theft Under IPC is a Distinct Offence.

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Kanwar Pal Singh, a director of M/s Kanwar Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., challenging his prosecution for illegal san...

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Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case to High Court for Fresh Consideration Under Section 152 of Electricity Act, 2003. Settlement in Lok Adalat does not automatically quash FIR; compounding provisions must be examined.

The appellant, Mukesh Chand, was a consumer of electricity who obtained a connection from BSES Rajdhani Power Limited for his business premises. BSES ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PILs Alleging Irregularities in LED Streetlight Procurement by Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Court finds no mala fides or procedural violations in tender process, upholds NMC's decision to award contract to lowest bidders.

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur disposed of two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) concerning the procurement of LED streetlights by the Nagpur Munici...

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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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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Accused No.1 and Life Imprisonment for Accused No.2 in Murder and Robbery Case. The court upheld the conviction under Sections 302 and 392 IPC based on circumstantial evidence including last seen theory and recovery of stolen articles.

The case involves the murder of Vijayatai Vitthalrao Pund, a 75-year-old woman, who was the mother of PW1 Sunil, a practicing lawyer. The incident occ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes BEST's Disconnection Order for Non-Compliance with Natural Justice. Electricity Consumer Entitled to Hearing Before Disconnection for Alleged Theft Under Section 163 of the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888.

The petitioner, M/s Neel Kamal Exhibitors Pvt. Ltd., a company registered under the Indian Companies Act, challenged an order dated 20th June 2001 pas...