Supreme Court of India

Kerala State Electricity Board, Etc. v. S.n Govinda Prabhu & Brothers and Others Etc.

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 628
Bench O. Chinnappa Reddy J.
Decided 26 August 1986
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Electriciiy Supply Act, 1948-Section 59-Electricity Board­ Formulation of price structure intended to yield sufficient revenue­ Examination of by Court-Electricity Tariff-Upward revision­ Whether valid. The upward re•ision of Electricity Tariff made by the appeUant­ Board in 1980, 1982 and 1984 was challenged in the High Court by the respondents on the ground that the Electricity Board acted outside its statutory authority hy formulating a price structure intended to yield sufficient revenue to offset not merely the expenditure properly charge­ able to the revenue account for the year as

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