Supreme Court of India
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited & Anr. v. M/s Srigdhaa Beverages
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid legal position, which has emer ged, we are of the view that the impugned orders cannot be sustain ed and are accordingly set aside while opining that appellant N o.1 would be well within its right to demand the arrears due of the last owner, from the respondent-purchaser.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Electricity: Electricity dues – Liability of auction purchaser to pay electricity dues of previous owner of purchased uni t – In the instant case, auction notice clearly stated that the unit was being sold on ‘as is where is, what is there is and without any recourse’ basis and that the Authorised Officer carrying out the auction absolved himself of the liability for any charge, lien, enc umbrance, property tax dues and electricity dues etc. – Aucti on purchaser applied to appellant-Electricity Department for san ction of connection for running the unit which was refused on the ground that
Authorities it was built on
- 1995 M/s Isha Marbles Etc. Etc. v. Bihar State Electricity Board and Anr. Etc. Etc.
- 1998 M/s Hyderabad Vanaspathi Ltd. v. Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and Others
- 2008 Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. v. M/s. Dvs Steels & Alloys Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
- 2010 Haryana State Electricity Board v. M/s. Hanuman Rice Mills and Ors.
- 2006 Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd v. M/s Paramount Polymers Pvt. Ltd.
- 2012 Special Officer, Commerce, North Eastern Electricity Company of Orissa (nesco) & Anr. v. M/s Raghunath Paper Mills Private Limited & Anr.
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