Electricity -- Advocates office - Cannot be regarded as a `commercial establishment' for the purpose of applying commercial electricity tariff...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39, 44 -- Theft of electricity - PWs have not deposed with complete confidence about alleged theft of electricity and use of artificial means by appellant - Most of testimonies are based on estimation, presumption, approximation or possibilities - Nothing has been brought on record to show that meter had been injured or tampered with - None..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22 -- Theft of electricity - Jurisdiction of Permanent Lok Adalat - Permanent Lok Adalat cannot interfere in a matter where petitioner/Punjab State Power Corporation has issued notice u/s 135 of Electricity Act alleging theft of electricity...........
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Section 3, 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379, 353, 186 -- Benefit of probation - Theft of electricity - Petitioner has already served a sentence of 1 month and 17 days against awarded sentence of 2 years - He has never faced any other prosecution either before present FIR or thereafter - Petitioner has no criminal history and even..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 61, 62 -- Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge) Rules, 2022, R.4, Draft RERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2025, Regul.91 - Tariff for creating regulatory assets - Tariffs are determined, and that truing up is conducted in a timely manner, by exercising suo motu powers if necessary - In case of non-compliance..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 145 -- Jurisdiction of civil Court - Civil Court has no jurisdiction in entertaining disputes under the Act in view of bar u/s 145 of the Act - However, jurisdiction of writ with regard to determining validity of passing of impugned order can be availed...........
Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, Section 13(4) -- Secured asset - Tenant in secured asset - Respondent claimed he was a tenant in the secured asset from 1987 - However, he was unable to place on record any rent receipt, tax receipt or electricity bill evidencing continued occupation of premises prior to..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Computation of income of spouse - Deductions - Deductions such as house rent, electricity charges, repayment of personal loans, premiums towards life insurance, or EMIs for voluntary borrowings do not qualify as legitimate deductions for this purpose - These are considered to be voluntary financial..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 79, 178, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2014 -- Whether the CERC exercises regulatory or adjudicatory functions under Section 79 of the Act, 2003? - In the absence of a regulation under Section 178 does not preclude the CERC from exercising its powers under Section 79(1) to make..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 79, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2014 -- Whether the grant of compensation by the CERC for the delay is a regulatory or adjudicatory function and to what extent are the principles of natural justice applicable to the exercise of such functions? - CERC is enabled to exercise its..........
