Supreme Court of India

Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna and Ors v. Green Rubber Industries and Ors.

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Reported as [1989] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 275
Bench K.N. Saikia J.
Decided 24 November 1989

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons we have no hesitation in holding that the agreement was reasonable and valid and it was not determined with the disconnection of supply to the respondent firm by the Board Ii' on 28th September, 1981 but only accordingly to the stipulations in clause 9(b) of the agreement as discussed above.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Electricity Supply Act 1948-Sections 5-7, 23 and 49-Consu­ mer-Liability to pay minimum guaranteed charges-Agreement- Validity of. ' The Respondent firm made an application to the appellant­ Electricity Board for the supply of 60 KV electricity and the Board entered into an agreement with the Respondent-firm in that behalf and gave electricity connection on 13.4.1981. Thereafter the Respon­ dent-firm applied for reduction of electricity from 60 KV to 45 KVA and a fresh agreement was executed on May 2, 1981 and fresh connet­ tion of 45 KVA was given on 29.5.19Sl. It is respondent's case that

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