Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), Electricity Act, 2003, Section 56 -- Sales circular No. 27/96 - Electricity bill - Sundry charges - Demand made by OPs on the basis of objection raised by the Audit Party - OPs were duty bound to supply the necessary details of the audit report and to give a proper notice in terms of the Sales Circular which it has not..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Consumer - Commercial purpose - LCD projector - Purchased on 10.5.1998 - Plea that it was used for commercial purpose by respondent - complainant hence not consumer in terms of Section 2(1)(d) of the Act repelled - The purchased made prior to amendment Act of 2003, CMC held to be 'consumer' in terms of Sub - clause 2(1) of..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 , 152 -- Electricity theft - Compounding notice - On the basis of checking report - Not the case of the OP that when the notice in question was issued to the complainant, any criminal case was registered against him - Assessing Officer, at the first instance passed the order assessment..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(c) -- RBI Act, Section 45QA - Complaint - Maintainability - Depositors - Complainant depositors has not filed any application before the Company Law Board under Section 45QA of the RBI Act or has not received any notice from the CLB in the proceedings initiated by any other depositor or has not participated in the proceedings..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence whether made out under a specific provision of law - Held, even if an offence is made out under just one section, no ground exists for quashing the criminal proceedings - It will have to be appreciated during trial as to what offences are made out in the facts of the case...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, Electricity Act, 2003, Section 42(8) -- Jurisdiction - Consumer fora - Electricity consumer - Additional remedy - Section 42(8) of the Electricity Act of 2003 specifically provides that remedies conferred on consumer under sub - sections (5),(6) and (7) of Section 42 are without prejudice to the right which the consumer may have..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, Electricity Act, 2003, Section 126 , 127 , 145 , 173 , 174 -- Jurisdiction - Consumer fora - Additional remedy - Electricity consumer - The words 'other authority' - In Section 145 would not include consumer fora...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, Electricity Act, 2003, Section 126 , 127(2) -- Electricity consumer - Additional remedy - Alternative remedy - Assessment order u/s 126 of the Electricity Act - A consumer has option either to file appeal u/s 127 of the Act or to approach the Consumer fora by filing complaint - Before entertaining complaint consumer fora to direct..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - For application of the provision of S.138 of the Act three conditions required to be fulfilled are : (i) that the cheque must be presented to the bank within a period of six months from the date on which it is drawn; (ii) that the payee makes a demand of the amount by giving notice in writing to the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 107 -- Abetment - A person, abets the doing of a thing when (1) he instigates any person to do that thing; or (2) engages with one or more other persons in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing; or (3) intentionally aids, by act or illegal omission, the doing of that thing - These things are essential to complete abetment as a crime -..........
