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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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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Proof of Demand. Variance in Witness Testimony on Demand of Bribe Not Material, but Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Baburao Tayappa Mhetre (Respondent No.1) and Elahee Badshah Shaikh (Respondent No.2) by the...

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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 Reinstates Bank's Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Negligence in Cash Handling. High Court's Interference with Departmental Inquiry Findings Set Aside as Judicial Review Limited to Procedural Fairness and Perversity Under UCO Bank Regulations.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal challenging the High Court's decision that quashed disciplinary proceedings against a bank employee. The respon...

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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 Petition by Electricity Company Challenging Industrial Court's Modification of Punishment. Industrial Court can examine proportionality of punishment under MRTU & PULP Act even if enquiry is not challenged.

The petitioners, officers of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., challenged the judgment of the Industrial Court dated 22/03/2013...

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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 Allows SFC Petition Against Guarantors Under Section 31(1)(aa) of SFC Act, 1951 — Guarantors Liable Despite Company's Winding Up. Guarantee is a separate contract and liability of guarantor is co-extensive with principal debtor under Section 128 of Indian Contract Act, 1872.

The petitioner, SICOM Limited, a State Financial Corporation, filed a petition under Section 31(1)(aa) of the State Financial Corporation Act, 1951 ag...

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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...