Supreme Court of India

Chairman, M.P. Electricity Board and Ors. v. Shiv Narayan and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 958
Bench Arijit Pasa Y At and H.K. Sema JJ.
Decided 24 August 2005
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Electricity Laws: Electricity Tariff-Lawyer's office-Whether a commercial establishment-Electricity Board issued circular classifying lawyer's office as a commercial establishment which attracted commercial rates, of tariff­ Validity of-High Court held that the office of a lawyer or a firm of lawyers was not a 'commercial establishment' and, therefore, rates applicable to commercial consumers could not be charged-Correctness of-Held: There is a fandamental distinction between a professional activity and an activity of a commercial character-The view expressed in New Delhi Municipal Council's

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