M/S Raymond Limited & Anr., Etc. Etc vs Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board & ... on 16 November, 2000
Adverting to the actual grievance of the consumer in
that case that where the cut in supply, be it even for the
reason of an order passed by the Government under Section 22
B of the 1910 Act, is only to the extent of half of the
contract demand, it was held that during such periods of
restricted supply the consumer had to pay the energy charges
for the actual consumption plus maximum demand charges for
the maximum demand availed of by him at the rate prescribed
in the agreement. As in the cases before us, it seems to
have been projected there also that even during the periods
of restricted supply there were frequent cuts and break
downs as well as irregular supply and the Board cannot levy
full demand charges merely because in any thirty minute
period in a given month, the power is availed at the maximum
demand level, and that except the actual consumption charges
nothing further, particularly the full demand charges could
be collected.