alleges that the , was defective and not of her wise. 3) In case of a defective meter the electricity charges should be calculated in terms ... intention so to do."
"22.Meters & Meter Reading (d) If at any time the meter belonging to the Undertaking and installed
electronic meter on 23-5-2000. After replacing the meter with electronic meter it was found that the defective meter was not recording the correct ... correctness or otherwise of the meter. But if the consumer entertains any doubt that the meter is defective, not the Board, the consumer
defective or is not registering correct consumption of energy, it is obligatory of the licensee either to rectify the defect or instal a new meter ... means of a defect-free meter hired from the Board and if the meter is found to be defective, the same shall be replaced within
Metering %
of consumer Electro- Electronic completed Metering
Consumers mechanical Meters completed
Meters
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Appeal ... licensees to step up their efforts of metering the
un-metered consumers by correct meters and replacing
defective meters and electro mechanical meters by
electronic
meter is not correctly recording the supply or that the meter is malfunctioning or that the parties do not dispute that the meter had totally ... petitioner itself in not replacing the meter in spite of the fact that the meter was defective and the same was brought to the notice
Assessment of billing, in cases, where there is no meter or meter is defective.
11. Taking this Court through the comparative consumption reading recorded ... assessment of billing in cases, where there is no meter or meter is defective. The said Regulation is extracted hereunder:
"11.Assessment of billing
meter
alongwith the assessed bill:
Provided that, in case of broken or damaged meter
seal, the meter shall be tested for defectiveness or
tampering ... defect in the meter and conversely, "meter is not
correct" would mean that the meter is defective - that
there is a fault
allowed to pass through the meter, it would not render the meter, which was otherwise correct, an incorrect meter. The Supreme Court also noted ... question whether a defect in the wiring or wrong connection can be treated as a defect of the meter. It was noted that the meters
meter (now in use) which was installed on
10.10.2001 and the check meter which was installed on
24.04.2007 also shows that the meters are defective ... were reported and entered in the metering card. During the
period for which the meters were reported defective, the billing
was done as per Clause
erred in
confirming the disallowance of expenditure incurred towards replacement
of defective meters of Rs.23,46,862/- considering the same as capital in
nature ... Your appellant submits that replacement of the defective meters by
new ones is nothing but repairs to the plant and machinery installed for the
purpose
