Supreme Court of India
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Ors. v. M/s. Orion Metal Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
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For the aforesaid reasons, this civil appeal is allowed and the judgment and order dated 18.12.2017 passed by the High Court of Calcutta in F.M.A. No.520 of 2017 and the corrected order dated 07.02.2018, are set aside.
Judgment, page 20
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Electricity Act, 2003: Object and reasons of enactm ent – Discussed. Electricity Act, 2003: s.126(6)(b) – Unauthorized u se of electricity – Meaning of – Held: Unauthorized use of electricity means, the usage of electricity by any artificial means or by a means not authorized by the concerned person or authority or licensee; or through a tampered meter; or for the purpose oth er than for which the usage of electricity was authorized; or fo r the premises or areas other than those for which the supply of ele ctricity was authorized – Thus, use of energy through tampered meter i s included in
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