Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 118, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings - Cheque issued by accused regarding work of supply of electricity, water and road construction - Cheque dishonoured for insufficient funds - Cheque was not undated and same was drawn for consideration - Held, there is presumption..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135,2(15) -- Theft of electricity by Tenant - Liability of owner - Contention of owner that he was not consumer/user of premises and thus not liable - Held, as per S.2(15) r/w S.135 of the Act both user and owner of premises fall under definition of consumer - Hence, appellant/owner of premises liable to be punished for illegal abstraction..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 -- Theft of electricity - Conviction - Quantum of sentence - Appellant repeatedly indulging in theft of electricity either as user or taking plea of owner and abetting running of industrial units where electricity used as essential ingredients - Appellant liable to undergo sentence and pay fine as stated...........
Punjab State Electricity Board Employees (Punishment and Appeal) Regulation,1971 -- Order of punishment - Recording of reason - Order imposing punishment is without any reason or is a no, speaking order whereby recovery of Rs.75292.70 paise is sought to be effected - Held, if such amount is to be recovered then it was the duty of Board officials to record valid reason..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 10, T.N.Electricity Regulatory Commission Intra State Open Access Regulations, 2005, Rule 4 -- "Tariff"- Operation and Maintenance (O and M) charges - Only on request of wind Energy Generators T.N.Electricity Generation and Distribution Company Ltd. (TANGEDCO) carrying out sub-station work - Board operating and maintaining generating stations..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 164, 38(1), 2(39), 14, Telegraph Act, 1885, Section 10 -- Power Grid Corporation - Erection of electric towers - Held, Corporation has been empowered u/s 164 of the Act to exercise powers of the telegraph authorities including power u/s. 10 of the Telegraph Act - It can also erect towers on any immovable property and lay overhead electrical..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 164, Works of Licensees Rules, 2006, Rule 3 -- Erection of towers - Permission of DM - Held, if power is exercised u/s. 164 of the Act then permission of DM is not necessary - Prohibition contained in R.3(1) to 3(3) of the Works of Licensees Rules, 2006 is not applicable...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Grant of - Power Grid Corporation - Erection of electric towers on private property - Held, electricity is necessary for national development as well as for welfare of citizens - This can happen only if electricity generated at one part is transmitted to that part where it is needed - Transmission is..........
Railways Act, 1989, Section 123(a), 124 -- Untoward incident - Electrocution - Death - Compensation - Pole from which the electricity had leaked was installed in the railway premises - Deceased died due to electrocution - Plea that deceased had chosen a wrong path while going to his village - Held, cannot be given weightage - He was going to his village and had chosen to..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 21(b) -- Electricity supply - Theft of electricity - Penalty - Revisional jurisdiction - Concealment of facts - False averments - Punitive costs - At the time of checking the admission made by the petitioner that he had been drawing electricity directly from the poll for his poultry farm to save his birds as his meter and..........
