Electricity bill -- Energy theft - Report of the ME Lab that the MCB hinges are welded from outside and are not as per design of the Board - The 'perfected' artificial means have been proved by the respondent-Board with the help of report from the ME Lab by the appellant to decrease the reading of the meter by tampering with the figures of the meter - There is no technical..........
Sales Regulations of PSEB -- Regulations 67.1 and 67.2 - Theft of energy - Meter testing - Principles of natural justice - Meter changed as it was burnt - Demand raised on the basis of M.E. Lab report that the turns of the current coil had been decreased and the meter was recording less energy to the extent of 82% - Meter tested behind the back of the consumer - Violation..........
Electricity supply -- Theft of energy - Allegation by appellant that on raiding premises of respondent both M&T seals were found tampered with and terminal seal was missing - The meter was not got checked from M&T Laboratory that it was running slow or was not running properly - From the mere fact that seals were tampered with, it cannot be said that theft of energy had..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12 -- Electricity Act, 2003, Sections 126 and 145 - Jurisdiction - Consumer Fora - Complicated question of fact and law - Electricity bill - Electricity theft - Plea by appellant-OP that assessment of unauthorized use of electricity, tampering of meter, interfering with calibration or metering of electric current resulting in theft of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379 -- Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39 -Quashing of FIR - Theft of electricity - Meter was checked in the workshop and report given by laboratory of complainant department itself showing that no tampering of the meter glass and replacement is observed - FIR against petitioner liable to be quashed...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Electricity Act, 1910, Section 26 - Electricity bill - Electricity theft - Additional bill - There was no meter in the Rice mill of the respondent-complainant - He was utilising the electrical energy drawing the line directly from the pole - There being no dispute regarding the defect in the meter the dispute could not be..........
Electricity theft -- Meter tampering - False case of tampering of meters set up with the aid of one of the employees who had gone to the complainant's premises and who had the occasion to misuse his technical knowledge of disturbing the meters - Plea of the OP that the statement/checking sheet bears the signature of complaint - Held that the complainant is a medical..........
Jurisdiction -- Consumer Fora - Electricity theft - Allegation of theft of energy by way of tampering the meter and penalty raised on that basis - Held that the Fora lacks jurisdiction to deal with the dispute - Complainant directed to approach the Designated Authority...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 39, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379 -- Electricity - Theft - Mere allegation of tampering of meter and control of accused over it is not sufficient - Presence of a perfected artificial means to render abstraction of energy possible must be established - Accused rightly discharged...........
Electricity theft -- Theft of electricity alleged and OP forced to pay Rs. 68946/- to avoid disconnection of electricity - No evidence proving that meter was packed and sealed on the spot and meter was unpacked when it was received in ME Lab - No notice regarding checking in the M.E. Lab was given so that he can present at that time - Report of M.E. Lab does not bear..........
