Supreme Court of India

M/s Hyderabad Vanaspathi Ltd. v. Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and Others

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Reported as [1998] 2 S.C.R. 620
Bench S.C. Agra Wal, S. Saghir Ahmad and M. Srinivasan JJ.
Decided 1 April 1998

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that Section 3 9 G is not violative of any provisions of the enactment.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948-Section 49-Electricity-Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board-Terms and Conditions of Supply-Individual agreements in writing with each consumer-Nature of-Held, Statutory in character. Terms and Conditions of Supply of Electricity framed by Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board-Notified in .P. Ms. No. 690 dated 171911975- Clause 39 : Validity· of-Safeguards to prevent unauthorised user, pilferage or malpractices, provided for-Plea that Clause 39 repugnant to the provisions of the Act, rejected-Orders passed under, held, subject to judicial review­ Clause

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