being suspicious at M.E. Lab Goraya for checking
and conducted checking of both these Meters through
Engg. Paramjit Singh Additional Superintending
Engineer/Enforcement declared ... Meters was open. Counters of
the Meters were also opened, M.E. Seals of the Meters
were duplicate and the Meters were concerned with
pilferage
Through that check meter, they can compare the meter reading with the
meter affixed inside the premises ie., the disputed meter and also he
admitted ... occurrence and inspected the meter. At that time, he replaced the old meter
and fixed the new meter. Further he has stated in his evidence
Test Meter. In the instant case the meter
which was installed by the Board inside of the premises of the
consumer was checked ... appellant, even after testing the
metering unit of the main meter of the respondent and the check
meter, there was no discrepancy detected
Meters was open, Counters of
the Meters were also opened, M.E. seals of the Meters
were duplicate and the Meters were concerned with
pilferage ... Meters was open. Counters of
the Meters were also opened, M.E. Seals of the Meters
were duplicate and the Meters were concerned with
pilferage
Supreme Court has held as under:-
"The expression 'check meter' has no special significance or legal incidence for which there ... that check meter cannot be treated as an altered meter if the licensee intends to replace the defective meter by the check meter. It will
Meters was open, Counters of
the Meters were also opened, M.E. Seals of the Meters
were duplicate and the Meters were concerned with
pilferage ... Meters was open. Counters of
the Meters were also opened, M.E. Seals of the Meters
were duplicate and the Meters were concerned with
pilferage
presence of
the representatives of the plaintiff. Meter was
checked with acue check meter and it is found
that "R" phase current ... occasions,
checkings were carried out and everything
was found in order. The members of the
raiding party had checked the reading of
the meter
tested check meter in series with the existing meter within 7 days of filing of application.
(c) In case of testing of meter at consumer ... difficult, the defective meter shall be replaced by a new tested meter by the Licensee, and, the defective meter after sealing in presence of consumer
authority than Chief Electrical
Inspector to check the meter. In our view meter can be got
checked from the M.E. Lab as per Electricity ... security
seal of the meter counter of the box was also found tampered. We
find that meter was got checked from
meter and the respondent
failed to show the test report of the meter issued by the laboratory
relating to the meter of petitioner, which ... electricity meter was
installed inside the house and its seals were tampered. Accordingly, the
meter was removed, sealed and sent for checking to the laboratory
