Supreme Court of India

Oswal Woolen Mills Ltd. v. Punjab State Electricity Board & Anr.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 480
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 28 April 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the company is liable to pay the surcharge with effect from 13.05.1992.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Electricity (Supply) Act. 1948-Sections 46 & 49-Supply to industrial consumers-State Electricity Board issued circular stipulating levy of surcharge on consumption of electricity till the consumers switched over their supply system to higher voltage-Challenge to-Held: Electricity Board being a statutory authority was entitled to levy surcharge only in terms of tariff notification issued under the Act and not by reason of any circular. State Electricity Board issued circular dated 2l.l.1991 stipulating levy of surcharge @ I 7Yz% on actual consumption of electricity in respect of industrial

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