Supreme Court Upholds Penalty for Excess Load Consumption as Unauthorised Use of Electricity Under Section 126 of Electricity Act, 2003 — Assessment at Twice the Higher Tariff Applicable for the Category of Use, Not Consumer's Category. The court held that consumption in excess of connected load constitutes unauthorised use under Explanation (b)(iv) and assessment under Section 126(6) must be at twice the tariff for the category for which electricity was unauthorisedly used.
9 Dec 2022The case involves a batch of appeals by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) against a judgment of the Kerala High Court which held that for unau...
