Electricity Act, 2003, Section 154(5), Court Fees Act, 1870, Article 1 -- , Sch 1 - Electricity - Theft - Special Courts trying offence - Not a Civil Court within meaning of Court Fees Act - Merely because complaint contains prayer for determination of civil liability the same is not converted into a plaint - Ad valorem Court-fee is not payable on complaints filed by..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 145, 126 -- Theft of electricity - Penalty imposed - Challenged in a civil suit - Held, jurisdiction of civil Court is barred when assessment of penalty is made u/s.126 of the Act...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Ad interim injunction - Restraining electricity board from erecting electric poles and passing the electric wires - Held, Punjab State Electricity Board is empowered under the relevant provisions of law, to erect poles and lay lines in the fields of any private person - The only remedy available is to seek compensation...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 26(6), Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 96 -- Electricity - Defective meter - Recovery of outstanding amount - Decree for quashment of electricity bill - Trial Court granted decree and restrained Electricity Board from recovering amount or discontinuing electricity connection and directed it to have matter adjudicated u/s 26(6) of..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 145, 126 -- Bar of Civil Court jurisdiction - Suit for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from demanding any amount under the garb of allegations of theft of energy - Held, such kind of dispute does not fall within the purview of S.126 of the Act and therefore jurisdiction of civil court is not barred...........
Electricity Act, 1910, Section 24 -- (As amended by Haryana Amendment Act, 1998) - Theft of electricity - Nigam imposing fine - Consumer filing civil suit challenging the penalty - Matter remitted to High Court to decide as to whether civil suit is maintainable...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Land acquisition - Compensation - Reduction in compensation - Reduction in compensation not permitted when the purpose of acquisition is for the link channel and not residential or commercial for which acquired land can be used only after providing civil amenities like roads, electricity, sewerage, drinking water etc...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, Electricity Act, 2003, Section 42(6) , 42(7) , 127, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 14 -- Electricity bill - The petitioner complainant voluntarily withdrawn the appeal to file a complaint before Ombudsman/ Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. - Grievance application disposed of holding..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, Electricity Act, 2003, Section 153 , 154 -- Jurisdiction - Consumer fora - Electricity consumer - No jurisdiction of interference in the initiation of criminal proceedings or the final order passed by any Special Court constituted u/s 153 or civil liability determined u/s 154 of Electricity Act...........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 145, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 9 -- Electricity - Excess billing - Civil suit - Held, Civil Court has no jurisdiction in entertaining an injunction suit challenging electricity theft bill if plaintiff has not exhausted remedy contemplated under the Electricity Act...........
