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
Electricity Board to issue any supplementary bill in respect of the electricity consumption during the pendency of the dispute with the Electrical Inspector and issuance ... Prior to the amendment of Section 26(6) of the Electricity Act, the Electrical Inspector or the competent person specially appointed by the State Government
electrical energy was continued through "the old meter without taking any corrective measure or without sending the meter to the Chief Electrical Inspector ... petitioner which was to be sent to the Chief Electrical Inspector, Government of West Bengal for necessary checking and the respondents were further given liberty
ambit of sections 21 and 26 of the Indian Electricity Act and an Electrical inspector has no jurisdiction to decide such case of fraud. Sections ... faulty not recording correctly the electricity consumed, can be decided by Electrical Inspector under the provisions of the said Act. Also, in such cases
reduction in contract demand of electricity is essentially a matter of contract and thus the Electrical Inspector had no jurisdiction in relation thereto. Similarly ... provision of the Electricity Act and the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 arose which could be referred to the Electrical Inspector. From a plain reading
purpose of
taking off or removal of the meter, the Electrical Inspector would be the sole
authority to determine the same. The Electrical Inspector ... consumption of electrical energy
correctly, the amount to which the consumer would be liable to pay, in
relation thereo.
45. Electrical Inspector acts
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited to refer any dispute, if any occasion arises therefor to the Chief Electrical Inspector in terms of Section ... Electricity Act and in the event such a dispute is raised by either of the parties, it is expected that the Chief Electrical Inspector shall
section 26(6) of the indian Electricity Act in which proceeding also the Chief Electrical inspector could assess the amount payable by a consumer ... made that the consumer has improperly used the electrical energy, the Chief Electrical inspector will have the jurisdiction adjudicate upon the said issue
directed against an order dated 6-2-1991 passed by the Electrical Inspector, Bihar as contained in Annexure-1 to the writ application, whereby ... behalf of the petitioners submitted that the jurisdiction of the electrical inspector is confined to the provisions of Section 2(4) and Section
terms of the provision'of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 , Electricity (supply) Act, 1948 and Indian Electricity Rules, 1956.
18. There cannot be any doubt ... been recording the consumption of electrical energy correctly, the consumer is entitled to refer the dispute to the Electrical Inspector in terms of the provision
