Electricity Act, 1910, Section 50 -- Prosecution must be initiated at the instance of the Government, or the State Electricity Board, or the Electri-cal Inspector or a person aggrieved - Junior Engineer not being authorised instituted the prosecution - Held, prosecution not validly instituted...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 50 -- `At the instance' - Means at the bidding of or according to the desire, solicitation or request...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 50 -- `Person aggrieved' - Is a person who has the right to make a grievance - The right to raise the grievance is of the person In whom the right to the thing about which the grievance is to be made inheres...........
Electricity -- Disconnection - Electricity can be disconnected only when the consumer fails to pay the bill which is in accordance with the reading of meter - if the recovery is on account of defect in meter or slow recording by meter etc. then electricity board can recover the charges by filing suit or any other proceeding - It cannot be by a threat to disconnect..........
Electricity -- Defective meter - Realization on basis of average consumption - Realization without considering condition of work in company and without giving opportunity of hearing to company is discriminatory...........
Electricity -- Disconnection - Disconnection of electrical energy should be done by way of last resort and only when all the terms and conditions therefore are fulfilled...........
Electricity -- Disconnection - Electricity Board is `State' within meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution - It is required to act fairly, judiciously and in accordance with the principle of natural justice - Officials of the Board cannot act arbitrarily or raise demand for substantial amount of money without affording an opportunity of hearing to the consumer...........
Electricity -- New connection - Purchaser of industrial unit not to be com-pelled to pay dues of previous owner to get connection...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(i)(o) -- Electricity - Interest on security deposit - Recipient of electric energy comes within the ambit of hiring the service of supply of electric energy and consequently is a consumer...........
Electricity -- Agreement for supply of energy for five years - Disconnection of electricity for non-payment of bill - Consumer is liable to pay minimum charges from date of disconnection to date of agreement period...........
