Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Illegal gratification - Accused arrested while accepting illegal gratification for reducing electricity consumption bill - Accused an office assistant and not competent to reduce the amount of bill - Accused a government servant and there is no likelihood of his absconding - Bail allowed...........
Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, Section 49, General Clauses Act, 1897, Section 21, 14 -- Notification issued granting rebate in electricity charges to the industries set up in hill areas - Benefit subsequently withdrawn - Held, act of the State Govt. withdrawing concession cannot be faulted - State Govt. by virtue of S.21 of General Clauses Act can always withdraw,..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 -- Theft of electricity - Conviction - Plea of non examination of independent witnesses - Once complainant discharges its onus of proving abstraction of electricity then onus shifts on accused to prove that he was having authorized meter or authorized electric connection and that he was not indulging into abstraction of electricity -..........
Electricity supply -- Electricity disconnection - Established from the materials on record that the complainant was never intimated in writing as to the difficulty in maintaining supply of electricity through DC mode in the premises of the complainant nor she was asked to make arrangement for getting supply of electricity through A.C. mode before illegal disconnection of..........
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13, 15 -- Landlord on verge of retirement from service as SDO in Electricity Department, filed eviction application seeking demised premises to start business alongwith his son who was expert in trade of electricity - Held, landlord who is on the verge of retirement has every right to look for a venture which will keep..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 16(4), 16(4A), 335, 335A -- Punjab State Electricity Board Service of Engineers (Electrical) Recruitment Regulations, 1965 - Recruitment - Educational qualification - Relaxation - Reserved category - Mandamus - Advertisement advertising various posts of Assistant Engineers with stipulation of minimum 60% marks BE with stipulation of 55%..........
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Section 14(1)(a), 14(1)b), 39 -- Eviction petition on ground of sub letting - As per landlord, shop let out to `M' who sub let it to `S' - Landlord produce rent note to prove tenancy with `M' - Signatures on alleged rent deed appears to be fabricated - No independent witness examined to prove alleged tenancy - `S' claimed himself to be direct..........
Electricity -- Revised bill - (1) Prior intimation of checking not given; (2) Responsible officer not present at the time of checking; (3) Check meter not installed; (4) Copy of checking report/chart not given to the appellant for filing objections; (5) show cause notice not given along with the demand notice; (6) Stipulation in the agreement of supply of energy that Board..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 -- Electricity supply - Theft of electricity - From definition of the theft as defined in Section 135 of the 2003 Act it is proved beyond doubt that the respondent was committing theft of energy by tampering the ME Seals of the meter and as such liable to pay the theft charges to the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 405, 406, 409 -- Accused Chairman of Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) - Respondent company entered into contract with MSEB for execution of work - Respondent company deposited Rs 5, 00, 000 with MSEB as security - Dispute having arisen, MSEB adjusted Rs.5, 00, 000/- against dues payable by respondent company - Respondent company..........
