Electricity Act, 1948

The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) sought to recover minimum guarantee charges from Mis. Bhola Ram Steel Pvt. Ltd., an industrial unit that had been granted exemption under the 1995 Industrial Policy for a connected load of up to 500 KVA. The Board argued that the consumer’s Maximum Demand Indicator (MDI) meter s…

The Calcutta High Court entertained a writ petition filed by a partnership firm and one of its partners seeking a mandamus directing the electricity supplier, CESC Ltd., not to disconnect supply and to refer disputed bills to an arbitrator. The petitioners had not availed the statutory remedy under Sections 26(4) and 2…

The Central Power Distribution Co. challenged a suo moto order of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) that imposed Availability Based Tariff (ABT) and Unscheduled Interchange (UI) charges on the Simhadri thermal station of NTPC, alleging lack of jurisdiction and violation of natural justice. The Suprem…

The appellants, industrial consumers, had entered into contracts with the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board requiring them to pay a minimum guaranteed charge equivalent to 40% of the contract demand, irrespective of actual consumption. They challenged the Board's demand for these charges, arguing that the Board had not …

Jiyajeerao Cotton Mills Ltd. entered into a supply agreement with the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board, but due to electricity scarcity the State issued two orders in 1975: a Regulation Order limiting consumption and imposing penal rates for excess use, and a Generation Order requiring consumers with captive power to g…

The Supreme Court examined writ petitions filed by Indian Oil Corporation and several state road transport corporations challenging the Government of India's decision to cease diesel subsidies for bulk consumers. The petitioners argued that the withdrawal of subsidy was arbitrary, violated Article 14, and would impair …