Supreme Court of India

Bihar State Electricity Board and Anr. v. Usha Martin Industries and Anr.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 279
Bench S.C. Sen and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 8 May 1997

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Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948: Section 49. Tariff-Fixation of-Central Excise duty on electricity abolished-How­ ever, unifonn tariff not reduced-Held: Entire price inclusive of central excise duty would be the unifqmz tariff-Therefore, even if central excise duty is abolished, Board not liable to reduce uniform tariff-As there is no agreement regarding such reduction S.64- of Sale of Goods Act, not applicable-Sale of Goods Act, 1930, S.64- . Constitlltion of India 1950: Article 226. Judicial review-Fixation of price-Held: Fixation of electricity tariff is a statlltory power confe"ed on the

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