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The Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited & Ors. v. Bapuna Alcobrew Private Limited & Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 11 S.C.R. 340
Bench Dipankar Datta and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 4 November 2024

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Division Bench manifestly erred in holding that the liability incurred by the first respondent prior to the enforcement of the 2003 Act would still be barred by the provisions of section 56(2) thereof.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as to whether s.56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 has application to a demand raised by appellants-distributor on the first respondent for recovery of sums payable under the Electricity Act, 1910 and, whether demand, if it be treated as one under the 1910 Act, is sustainable having regard to long delay. Headnotes† Electricity Act, 2003 – s.56(2) – Electricity Act, 1910 – Limitation Act, 1963 – Matter pertaining to electricity consumption – Appellants-distributor and first respondent entered into an agreement for supply of electrical energy to the first

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