Supreme Court Allows Consumer Appeal in Electricity Billing Dispute, Interpreting Limitation Under Section 56 of Electricity Act, 2003. The court held that the two-year limitation period under Section 56(2) bars recovery of additional charges from the date the sum first became due, based on billing error, and remanded the case for fresh consideration.
5 Oct 2021The dispute arose when the appellant, a cotton yarn manufacturer in Panipat, Haryana, received a short assessment notice from the electricity distribu...
