regard. On 1.9.2001, the meter of the petitioner was
replaced by new meter. At the time of replacing the meter, panch
rojkam was made, however ... regards
manipulation or tampering with the meter or tampering with seals on
the meter, nor even the checking-sheet dated 7.2.2000 and the
rojkam dated
legal bar treating the check meter as an altered meter in place of the meter installed earlier when on checking the meter the licensee ... check meters cannot be treated as an altered meter if the licensee intends to replace the defective meter by the check meter. In the present
check meter. The
said ABT meter was installed by the petitioner as
a tariff meter in presence of its representative
as per the check-sheet ... check meter. The
said ABT meter was installed by the petitioner as
a tariff meter in presence of its representative
as per the check-sheet
once
again the meter was checked on 21.09.2020 vide checking sheet
no. 59350; it was found that the meter capacity ... Installation & Operations of Meters)
Regulations, 2006, the testing of Consumer Meters (consumer meter
to be tested with a meter having better accuracy) shall
meter was taken and the new meter was fixed and the
electricity connection was joined. On 26-04-2000, the meter was
checked ... seal
numbers is mentioned on the meter. The meter was not checked on
15.05.2008 at the place and no procedure regarding the meter was
done
taken the meter and sent the meter to the Sub Division
packed in a paper, which was checked on 24.04.2008 in the lab.
The witness ... three dates for checking the meter were given to the
accused, and thereafter, on 24.4.2008, the meter was checked
and lab rojkam was done
mere glance at the meter to find out the theft of electricity energy. Merely looking at the meter or by checking the meter ... rigorous checking, which was done on 9-9-2001, was carried out. As pointed out earlier, merely by checking the meter, the way in which
that electrical meter was tampered with, to remove the meter and to install the new meter and to examine such meter in their laboratory. Such ... qualifications were the officers qualified for the purpose of testing and checking meters. A judicial officer, to say the least, is most ill-suited
member of the checking squad which had carried out the checking of
the meter of the defendant. He has further admitted that ... checking on dated
24.07.2003 had carried out the checking in compliance with the
mandatory provisions laid down for such checking. He also had
admitted that
checked in May, 2002, the Officers must
have confirmed such position and that in check-sheet dated 2.2.2004
itself, they have taken objection that meter ... disbelieve the checking report and determination by the Appellate
Committee.
The subject of
unauthorised consumption or theft of electricity and checking of
meter and electric
