Supreme Court of India

Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking v. Laffans (i) Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 785
Bench R.C. Lahoti, Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 21 April 2005

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Electricity Act, 1910-Section 26(6)-Electric meter-Burnt on two c occasions and allegedly found slow on two occasioris-Replacement of meters by electricity supplier without referring the matter to Electrical Inspector- Bill revised on the basis of average consumption in preceding year and demand raised-Challenged in Writ Petition-Dismissal by Single Judge of High Court-LPA allowed by Division Bench of High Court-On appeal, held: Section 26(6) is applicable for the period when the meter was alleged to be incorrect, but is not applicable when the meter became non-functional due to its getting

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