connected to any such line for the purpose of carrying electricity; (21) “Electrical Inspector” means a person appointed as such by the Appropriate Government under ... section (1) of section 162 and also includes Chief Electrical Inspector; (22) “electrical plant” means any plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance or any part thereof
Section 151 in The Electricity Act, 2003
151. Cognizance of offences.–
No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon ... their officer authorised by them or a Chief Electrical Inspector or an Electrical Inspector or licensee or the generating company, as the case
such reasonable expenses, the matter shall be referred to an [Electrical Inspector], and the decision of such Inspector shall be final: Provided that the licensee ... Electrical Inspector; and where the meter has, in the opinion of such Inspector ceased to be correct, such Inspector shall estimate the amount
Inspector, has been referred to the Inspector] [ Substituted by Act 32 of 1959, Section 17, for " has been referred under this Act to an Electric ... request in writing to the consumer for a deposit with the [Electrical Inspector] [Inserted by Act 1 of 1922, Section 10. ] [of the amount
Southern Petrochemical Industries Co. ... vs Electricity Inspector And E.T.I.O. & ... on 15 May, 2007
Author: S.B. Sinha
Bench: S.B. Sinha ... civil) 2551 of 2007
PETITIONER:
Southern Petrochemical Industries Co. Ltd
RESPONDENT:
Electricity Inspector and E.T.I.O. & Ors
DATE OF JUDGMENT
distribution or trading of electricity, or use of electricity supplied or installation, maintenance or use of any electric line or electrical plant; (b) eliminating ... transmission of electricity; (f) inspection of maps, plans and sections by any person authorised by it or by Electrical Inspector or by any person
distribution, supply or use of electricity in or in connection with, any part of the electric lines or electrical plant of any person ... form and within such time as may be prescribed, to the Electrical Inspector or such other person as aforesaid and to such other authorities
learned Counsel is misconceived. Under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 , the Electricity Supply Act and Electricity Rule and in particular provisions of Rules ... Electricity Board to carry out their activities in accordance with the provision of statute namely the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 , the Electricity Supply
consumer denied the allegation and
makes an application to the
Electrical Inspector, holds on
preliminary facts, that he has no
jurisdiction in the matter, then ... outside the ambit of Section (26(6) of
the Electricity Act an Electrical Inspector has no
jurisdiction to decide such cases of fraud. This Court
Indian Electricity Act, 1910 : Section 26(6) -Scope of-
Disputes regarding electricity meter-Jurisdiction of
Electrical Inspector to decide-Electricity Board-Whether
competent to issue ... case of Gadag Betgiri, Municipal Borough, Gadag
v. The Electrical lnspector. Government Electrical
Inspectorate, Government of Mysore, AIR 1962 Mysore 209 as
follows:-
"What