Electricity Act

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), as the Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking, disconnected the electricity supply to Ajanta Iron & Steel Co. while a suit for a prohibitory injunction was pending, without serving the notice required under the agreement (condition No. 36) and the Indian Electricity Act. Ajanta f…

The appellant, a house owner, was charged with electricity theft after BSES issued a bill of Rs.97,786 and filed a criminal case. The parties settled the dispute in a Permanent Lok Adalat, agreeing that the appellant would pay Rs.83,120 as full and final settlement, which he duly paid. Despite the settlement, BSES late…

The respondent, an employee of Traders Bank, tendered his resignation on the same day the bank sought to terminate his service by offering three months' pay in lieu of notice and returned the cheque. Traders Bank was later amalgamated with Bank of Baroda under Section 45 of the Banking Companies Regulation Act, 1949, w…

The appellant was convicted in nine separate sessions trials for theft of electricity equipment, each resulting in a two‑year simple imprisonment under Section 136 of the Electricity Act. The trial judge ordered that time spent as an under‑trial be set off against each sentence and that sentences for offences under Sec…

The Punjab State Electricity Board supplied electricity to Ashwani Kumar, later issuing a bill of Rs.1,90,498.79 for the period Dec 1983‑Jan 1985. Kumar filed a civil suit seeking a permanent injunction to restrain the Board from recovering the amount. The trial court decreed in his favour, an appeal upheld the decree,…

Three private electricity supply companies in Tamil Nadu, whose licences were granted under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, were initially ordered to be acquired by the State under the 1954 Act, but the orders were stayed. The Tamil Nadu Private Electricity Supply Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, 1973 later nullified …

Indian Maize and Chemicals Ltd obtained electricity supply from the Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board under an agreement governed by the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. The company accrued arrears of Rs 49.95 lakh and, to avoid disconnection, agreed to pay the amount in twelve monthly instalments, a plan accepted by …

The Supreme Court heard civil appeals challenging the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity’s dismissal of an appeal against the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s tariff order concerning two power plants of DLF Power Ltd. The Court examined whether the State Commission had jurisdiction under the Electric…

The landlord of a property in New Delhi let the first and barsati floors to a guest house. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) charged electricity and water rates at non‑domestic (commercial) rates, which the landlord contested, claiming the guest house was a residential use. The trial court and first appellate cour…

Modi Tele Fibres Ltd. had a bulk electricity supply (service connection No. 1008) for its factory and the residential colonies of its employees under an agreement dated 30 September 1994, which barred termination before two years. After permanently closing the factory in September 1995, the company continued to feed el…

The appellants, Nabha Power Ltd. and its associate, bid for a mega‑power project under a Request for Proposal (RFP) that required bidders to consider the law as defined in Clause 1.1 of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). They argued that a press release dated 01‑Oct‑2009 announcing Cabinet approval of modifications to…

The Supreme Court examined whether the Kerala State Government could, under Article 162 of the Constitution, issue a comprehensive Government Order (G.O.) dated 26‑27 November 1993 withdrawing tax exemption granted under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963, due to an acute power shortage. The Court held that the Sta…

The petitioners challenged the Kerala Electricity Surcharge (Levy and Collection) Act, 1989, alleging that it imposed a tax on the supply of electricity beyond the State's legislative competence and that Section 11, which retrospectively validated earlier surcharges, infringed judicial power. The Court examined whether…