Supreme Court of India

Nipha Steels Ltd. and Anr. v. West Bengal State Electricity Board and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 41
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 7 May 2003

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Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948-Section 2(8)-Electric power supply­ Agreement for maximum demand charges-Interrupted supply of electricity- No provision for remission of charges in case of maximum demand charges- Such remission provided in case of minimum guaranteed charges-Plea that in view of interrupted supply remission required by analogy of minimum guaranteed charges-Held: Consumers not entitled for remission of charges in case of interrupted supply-Parties are bound by the terms of agreement­ What is applicable to minimum guaranteed charges cannot be applied to maximum demand charges as

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