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Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007

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KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS.versusTHOMAS JOSEPH ALIAS THOMAS M. J. & ORS.

2022 INSC 1293Appeal(s) allowed

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) appealed against a Kerala High Court judgment that held excess consumption of electricity within the same premises and tariff does not constitute "unauthorised use" for the purpose of imposing a double‑tariff penalty. The Supreme Court examined whether …

SRI A.M.C.S. SWAMY ADE/DPE/HYD (CENTRAL)versusMEHDI AGAH KARBALAI & ANR.

2019 INSC 795Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, an officer of the Southern Power Distribution of Telangana Limited, filed a criminal appeal against the High Court’s order that quashed proceedings for electricity theft under the Electricity Act, 2003. The respondent had allegedly tampered with an electricity meter, leading to a loss …

VISHAL AGRAWAL & ANR.versusCHHATTISGARH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ANR.

2014 INSC 64Dismissed

The appellants, consumers of electricity, were accused of theft of electricity and the State Electricity Board lodged a complaint that led to an FIR under Sections 135/126 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The Special Judge took cognizance of the offence, but the appellants challenged the jurisdiction, …