The State of Kerala issued Notification RSO 415 of 1971 under Section 10 of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act providing for an exemption in respect of tax in regard to the turn over of the sales of newsprint for a period of two years from the date of starting production of the newsprint plant. The ap...

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Ashok Soap Factory & ANR Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors [1993] INSC 18 (12 January 1993)

Judgement Date : january/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

Section 283 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 em- powered respondent No.1 Delhi Municipal Corporation to levy charges for the supply of electricity on such rates as may be fixed from time to time by it. For the purpose of charging the consumers, the Corporation had divided the consumers i...

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Vellore Electric Corporation Ltd. & ANR Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors [1989] INSC 128 (13 April 1989)

Judgement Date : april/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 128 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner companies viz., Veilore Electric Corporation Ltd., Kumbakonam Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. and Nagapatam Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. were grantee of licences under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 by the Government of the then Presidency of Madras for supply of electrical-ene...

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Maharashtra State Electricity Board Vs. Thana Electric Supply Co. & Ors [1989] INSC 126 (13 April 1989)

Judgement Date : april/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 126 SC

Headnote :

The respondent-Company took over, with the consent of the State Government, the licence granted to a private firm under the Indian Electricity Act. 1910 for supply and dis- tribution of electricity in the areas covered by the li- cence, and became entitled to the benefits and privileges of the licen...

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Tinsukhia Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Assam & Ors [1989] INSC 125 (13 April 1989)

Judgement Date : april/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners--Public Limited Companies--were grant- ed licences under the provisions of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 for supply of electricity within the respective licensed areas of Tinsukhia and Dibrugarh Municipal Boards. The Dihrugarh Company was granted licence in 1928 on certain term...

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U.P. Hotels Vs. U.P. State Electricity Board [1988] INSC 332 (28 October 1988)

Judgement Date : october/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 328 SC

Headnote :

On taking over the Agra Electric Supply Co. in December 1973, the respondent- U.P. State Electricity Board- intimated to the appellant- U.P. Hotels- that the Bulk Supply Agreement between the appellant and the Agra Electric Supply Co. would continue to be in force until such time the agreement was d...

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Jiyajeerao Cotton Mills Limited & ANR Vs. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board & Ors [1988] INSC 269 (12 September 1988)

Judgement Date : september/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 266 SC

Headnote :

In October 1971 the appellant company entered into an agreement with the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board, respondent No. 1, for supply of electricity. The quantity of electricity to be supplied varied from time to time. To meet the situation arising out of insufficient generation of electricity,...

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State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Renusagar Power Co. & Ors [1988] INSC 194 (28 July 1988)

Judgement Date : july/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Headnote :

Disallowing request for exemption from levy of electricity duty under sub-section (4) of section 3 of the U.P. Electricity Duty Act, 1952 ('the Act'), as amended, the appellants issued notice of demand asking respondent No. 1, Renusagar Power Co., to pay electricity duty on the energy suppli...

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Hyderabad Engineeiring Industries Ltd. Vs. A.P. State Electricity Board [1988] INSC 66 (8 March 1988)

Judgement Date : march/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Headnote :

On 21st July, 1981, the Respondent Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board issued a notification exercising power under section 49 of the Electricity Supply Act, 1948. By this notification the Board unilaterally altered the conditions of supply of electricity to high tension power consumers. This not...

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M.P.E.B. & Ors Vs. Smt. Basantibai [1987] INSC 321 (10 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

Headnote :

An electricity meter with three phases installed by appellant No. 1 for running an oil mill owned by the respondent was burnt. This was brought to the notice of appellant No. 4. The respondent was directed to deposit a certain amount towards price of the meter and the meter connection charges, which...

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New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. Uttar Pradesh Electricity Board, Lucknow & Ors [1986] INSC 240 (19 November 1986)

Judgement Date : november/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 240 SC

Headnote :

The Appellant-Company, in a writ petition, challenged the order passed by the respondent--Electricity Board levying surcharge of 5.5 paise per unit on electricity drawn by the Company in excess of the permissible 70% authorised by the State Government. The writ petition having been dismissed by a Si...

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Rohtas Industries Ltd. & ANR Vs. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board & Ors [1984] INSC 50 (2 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

Section 49 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 provided for the sale of electricity by the electricity Board to any person not being a licensee and to frame uniform tariffs for the purposes of such supply having regard, inter alia, to the nature of the supply, the purpose for which the supply is r...

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Jagadamba Paper Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Vs. Haryana State Electricity Board & Ors [1983] INSC 135 (29 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

Headnote :

From 1968, the Haryana State Electricity Board has been collecting security from every consumer to ensure timely clearance of energy bills and in the case of industrial consumers the security was worked out at Rs. 30 per KW. With effect from 1st April 1981, the amount was changed to Rs. 100 per K...

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State of Karnataka Vs. Adimurthy Alias B. Moorthy [1983] INSC 68 (11 May 1983)

Judgement Date : may/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Headnote :

On a routine inspection a Supervisor of the State Electricity Board found that by tampering with the electric connection, the respondent was using switches, lights and fans inside the house without the meter recording any consumption. On the direction of the Assistant Engineer he lodged a report aga...

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Nadiad Electric Co. Ltd. Vs. Nadiad Borough Municipality & ANR [1979] INSC 262 (12 December 1979)

Judgement Date : december/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 262 SC

Headnote :

Section 22-A of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 was inserted in the Act by the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 1959 (32 of 1959). Sub-section 1 of section 22-A authorised the State Government to issue direction to a licensee to supply energy to an establishment in preference to any other consumer, if...

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Babu Ram Jagdish Kumar & Co. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1979] INSC 115 (4 May 1979)

Judgement Date : may/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Headnote :

Section 5(1) of the Punjab Sales Tax Act, 1948 authorises the State Government to determine the rates of tax payable on the taxable turnover of a dealer not exceeding the limit prescribed therein. Sub-section (2) lays down the principles governing the determination of the taxable turnover. Schedule...

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State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Hindustan Aluminium Corpn. Ltd. & Ors [1979] INSC 87 (17 April 1979)

Judgement Date : april/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Headnote :

At the time of granting licence to the company for the establishment of a new Aluminium factory the Government of India obtained the consent of the Government of U.P. To make available to the company in bulk cheap electricity from the Rihand Hydro-Electric Scheme. An agreement was entered into betwe...

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U.P. State Electricity Board & Ors Vs. Hari Shanker Jain & Ors [1978] INSC 146 (28 August 1978)

Judgement Date : august/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 146 SC

Headnote :

Respondents were two workmen originally employed by M/s Seth lam Gopal and Partners, who were licensees for the distribution of electricity under the Electricity Act, 1910. There were certified Standing orders for the industrial establishment of the said licensees; but they did not prescribe any...

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Polestar Electronic(P) Ltd. Vs. Addl. Commissioner, Sales Tax Delhi [1978] INSC 40 (20 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

Headnote :

Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) Act, 1947 was applied to the Union Territory of Delhi subject to certain modifications by a notification dated 28-4-1951. Every dealer whose gross turnover exceeds the taxable quantum is liable to pay tax on sales affected by him after a specified date and while he is liab...

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Indian Aluminium Cables Ltd. Vs. State of Haryana [1976]96 (2 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

Headnote :

Under section 5(2)(a)(iv) of the Punjab Sales Tax Act "taxable turnover" meant that part of a dealer's gross turnover during any period which remains after deducting there from, his turnover during that period on sales to any undertaking supplying electrical energy to the public under...

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M/S. Northern India Iron & Steel Co A Vs. State of Haryana & ANR [1975] INSC 272 (10 November 1975)

Judgement Date : november/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 270 SC

Headnote :

The State Electricity Board had framed, in exercise of its power under s. 49 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, certain terms and conditions and, the procedure in regard to supply of electricity to its. consumers. For big consumers the system of tariff is the two-part tariff system comprising of...

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Kerala State Electricity Board Vs. Indian Aluminium Co [1975] INSC 193 (1 September 1975)

Judgement Date : september/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

In exercise of powers conferred by s.2(a) of the Kerala Act, the State Government declared 'electricity' as an essential article in 1965. In 1968, the State Government passed an Order called the Kerala State Electricity Supply (Kerala State Electricity Board and Licensees Areas) Surcharge Or...

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Godhra Electricity Co. Ltd. & ANR Vs. The State of Gujarat & ANR [1974] INSC 174 (12 September 1974)

Judgement Date : september/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

Headnote :

Section 6(1) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 as amended by the Amendment Act of 1959, provided that where a, licence had been granted to any person, the State Electricity Board shall, in the case of a licence granted before the commencement of the Amendment Act, on the expiration of such period...

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Ramagya Prasad Gupta & Ors Vs. Murli Prasad & Ors [1974] INSC 93 (11 April 1974)

Judgement Date : april/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 93 SC

Headnote :

One M obtained a licence for electrification of the Chapra town. Later the licence was assigned to J and thereafter to the Chapra Electric Supply Co. Ltd; which went into voluntary liquidation in 1944. thereafter, 5 persons entered into an oral agreement of partnership to buy the undertaking and the...

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Gujarat Electricity Board Vs. Ahmedabad Electricity Co. Ltd. & Ors [1973] INSC 223 (28 November 1973)

Judgement Date : november/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 223 SC

Headnote :

In September 1963 the respondent company intimated to the appellant-Board and the State Government of its intention to revise the rates of electricity on certain grounds. Both the State Government and the Board informed the respondent that they were not satisfied that there was any justification for...

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Narayanan Sankaran Mooss Vs. The State of Kerala & ANR [1973] INSC 186 (12 October 1973)

Judgement Date : october/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

Headnote :

Section 4(1), Indian Electricty Act, 1910, as amended in 1958, provides that the State Government may, if in its opinion the public interest so requires, and after consulting the State Electricity Board, revoke a licence in certain cases. Sub-section (3) provides that no licence shall be revoked und...

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U.P. State Electricity Board, Lucknow Vs. The Official Liquidator Lower Gangesjamuna Electricity Dist [1973] INSC 105 (1 May 1973)

Judgement Date : may/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Headnote :

Under cl. VA of the 6th Schedule to the Electricity Supply Act, 1948, on the purchase of an undertaking the development reserve shall be handed over to the purchaser. The appellant-Board purchased an electricity distributing company in liquidation and insisted that a certain sum in the development r...

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Upper Ganges Valley Electricity Supply Company Ltd. Vs. U.P. Electricity Board [1972]303 (19 December 1972)

Judgement Date : december/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 303 SC

Headnote :

The respondent took over the appellant's Undertaking, in May 19591, but as the parties were at variance on the true market value to ',paid to the appellant, the matter was referred to arbitration. As the arbitrators were unable to agree on the question whether the appellant was entitled to c...

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Maharashtra State Electricity Board and Thestate of Maharas Vs. Nagpur Electric Light and Power Company Ltd.& ANR [1972] INSC 9 (7 January 1972)

Judgement Date : january/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

On May 4, 1905 a licence was granted tinder s. 4(1) of' the Indian Electricity Act, 1903 to Crompton & Co. Ltd. for the supply of electricity in the municipal area of Nagpur. A notification granting the above license was published in the Central Provinces Gazette on May 6, 1905. The license...

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U.P. Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. R. K. Shukla & ANR [1969] INSC 135 (30 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

Headnote :

In exercise of the power under s. 6 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 the undertakings of the appellant company at Allahabad and Lucknow were taken over by the State Electricity Board, U.P. with effect from September 17, 1964. The workmen of the company were taken into the employment of the Board...

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Western U.P. Electric Power & Supplycompany Ltd. Vs. State of U.P. & ANR [1969] INSC 66 (7 March 1969)

Judgement Date : march/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Headnote :

The appellant hold a licence under s. 3(1) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 to supply electricity in certain areas in the State of U.P. The 3rd respondent was a factory manufacturing electrical equipment in the appellant's area of supply, and was receiving energy from the appellant. The 3rd r...

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Jindas Oil Mill & Ors Vs. Godhra Electricity Co. Ltd. [1969] INSC 57 (26 February 1969)

Judgement Date : february/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Headnote :

The respondent held a licence for the supply of Electricity under the 'Indian Electricity Act, 1910 in the Godhra area of undivided BombaY. On the creation of the State of Gujarat the area went to that State. The Electricity (Supply) Act came into force in 1948 and under it the conditions in Sch...

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Sihor Electricity Works Ltd. Vs. The Gujarat Electricity Board & ANR [1969] INSC 15 (29 January 1969)

Judgement Date : january/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Headnote :

The appellant carried on the business of generating and distributing electrical energy within a specified area tinder a licence granted to it under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. The respondent, Gujarat Electricity Board agreed with the second respondent company to give direct supply of electrici...

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Rohtas Industries Ltd. Vs. S.D. Agarwal & ANR [1968] INSC 318 (16 December 1968)

Judgement Date : december/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 318 SC

Headnote :

On May 20, 1960, Albion Plywoods Ltd. resolved at a general meeting to convert its preference shares into ordinary shares. M/s. Sahu Jains were its managing agents. Some time before, in April 1960, New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd. had sold the preference shares of Albion Plywoods which it was hold...

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Commissioner of Sales Tax, Madhya Pradesh,Indore Vs. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board, Jabalpur [1968] INSC 291 (26 November 1968)

Judgement Date : november/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

Headnote :

The assessee-Electricity Board constituted under the Electricity Supply Act, 1948, supplied and distributed electric energy within the State of Madhya Pradesh. In the assessment years in question the Electricity Board sold, supplied and distributed electric energy to various consumers, It also suppl...

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Gujarat Electricity Board Vs. Shantilal R. Desai [1968] INSC 178 (6 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 178 SC

Headnote :

On January 8, 1959 the Bombay State Electricity Board purporting to exercise its powers under s. 7 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 read with s. 71 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 gave notice to the respondent that it would exercise its option of purchasing the electric supply undertaking w...

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Gujarat Electricity Board Vs. Girdharlal Motilal & ANR [1968] INSC 177 (6 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

The respondent held a licenee granted by the Government of Baroda under the Baroda Electricity Act 1 of 1964 to supply electric energy within certain defined territories. On June 23, 1961 the appellant, which was constituted under s. 5 of the Indian Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, served a notice...

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Amalgamated Electricity Co. Vs. Municipal Committee, Ajmer [1968] INSC 161 (25 July 1968)

Judgement Date : july/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

The Ajmer Electric Supply Co. Ltd. a licensee under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, entered into two contracts with the respondent-Municipal Committee, (i) for supplying electricity for street lighting, and (ii) pumping water from the wells belonging to the respondent at a particular place. The...

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Western U.P. Electric Power And Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1968] INSC 47 (23 February 1968)

Judgement Date : february/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

Headnote :

Thepetitioner company a licensee was supplying electrical energy to the 3rd respondent. By the Electric Supply Act 1948 the Electricity Board was constituted and by Indian Electricity (U.P.) Amendment Act, 1961, the disability of the Board to supply directly electrical energy to consumers such as th...

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Maharashtra State Electricity Board Vs. Kalyan Borough Municipality & ANR [1968] INSC 34 (8 February 1968)

Judgement Date : february/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 34 SC

Headnote :

The appellant the Maharashtra State Electricity Board which took over the supply of electrical energy from the original licensee, increased the tariff and fixed a uniform tariff for all its consumers. The respondents consumers filed petitions under Art. 226 of the Constitution, contending that (a) s...

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Andhra Sugars Ltd. & ANR Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors [1967] INSC 228 (29 September 1967)

Judgement Date : september/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 228 SC

Headnote :

Under the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act 1961 the occupier of a sugar factory had to buy sugarcane from canegrowers in conformity with the directions of the Cane Commissioner. Under s. 21 of the Act the State Government had power by notification to tax purchases of sugarcane...

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Salem Erode Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Vs. Salem Erode Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. [1965] INSC 237 (3 November 1965)

Judgement Date : november/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company, which carried on the business of buying bulk electrical energy and distributing it to consumers, made an application under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, to the Certifying Officer, Madras, for an amendment of two of its certified Standing-Orders relatin...

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Jagarnath Singh Vs. B. S. Ramaswamy [1965] INSC 188 (22 September 1965)

Judgement Date : september/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

Consequent on the discovery of an abnormal waste of electrical energy, investigations were started and it was found that the meter of the appellant, who was an industrial power consumer, had been tampered with. The seal on the meter cover was broken, a sealing nut was loosened imposing a stud hole,...

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Poona Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay [1965] INSC 113 (19 April 1965)

Judgement Date : april/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-company was a commercial undertaking, doing the business of supply of electricity subject to the provisions of Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948. For the purpose of rationalization of rates and keeping them under control, the licensee was directed by the Act to adjust the rates in such a...

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Gopisetti Venkataratnam & Ors Vs. The Vijayawada Municipality & Ors [1965] INSC 58 (5 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Madras issued a licence to the respondent Municipality, under s.3(1) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, for the supply of electric energy within its municipal limits at rates not exceeding the maximum charges given in the licence. The appellants, some consumers of the electric en...

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Cochin State Power and Light Corporation Ltd. Vs. State of Kerala [1965] INSC 49 (25 February 1965)

Judgement Date : february/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 49 SC

Headnote :

The appellant held a licence for the supply of electrical energy in Kerala which was granted for a period of 25 years, and was subject to continuation for ten-year terms in the absence of a notice by the local authority or State Government of an election to purchase the undertaking. The first 25-yea...

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The Amalgamated Electricity Co. Ltd. Vs. N.S. Bhathena & ANR [1964] INSC 98 (30 March 1964)

Judgement Date : march/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company was supplying electricity under a licence issued in 1932 by the Government of Bombay under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. The 'licence fixed the limits of the prices which the appellant could charge but these limits were altered by an order made by the Government on Dece...

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The Mysore State Electricity Board Vs. Bangalore Woollen, Cotton And Silk Mills Ltd. & Ors [1962] INSC 317 (15 November 1962)

Judgement Date : november/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 317 SC

Headnote :

Disputes arose between the respondent mills and the appellant Board relating to the payment of revised rates to the appellant or its predecessor, the Government of Mysore under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 Prior to the constitution of the Board under that Act in September, 1957, the Government...

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The Fazilka Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi [1962] INSC 79 (1 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Headnote :

The appellant carried on the business of generating and supplying electricity in the town of Fazilka in accordance with the terms of a license for fifteen years. Clause 9(a) of the license gave the Government an option to acquire the undertaking on expiration of fifteen years from the date of the li...

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The Senior Electric Inspector& Ors Vs. Laxmi Narayan Chopra & Ors [1961] INSC 246 (16 August 1961)

Judgement Date : august/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

Severe electrical interference was observed in a Post and Telegraphs Wireless Station which was traced to the respondent No. 1's factory where a number of motors,-were operated for the purpose of working electric drills. The Senior Electric Inspector issued a notice to the first respondent to sh...

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Hoshiarpur Electric Supply Co. Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Simla [1960] INSC 268 (6 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

Headnote :

The assessee, an electricity supply undertaking, received certain sum of money for new service connections granted to its customers. Part of this amount was spent for laying mains and service lines. The Income-tax Officer treated the entire amount as trading receipt. In appeal the Appellate Assistan...

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The Tinnevelly-Tuticorin Electric supply Co. Ltd., Vs. Its Workmen [1960] INSC 27 (22 February 1960)

Judgement Date : february/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Headnote :

Can the Full Bench formula for calculation of bonus apply to a claim of bonus made by workmen engaged in electricity concerns and undertakings ? That was the question raised for decision in this appeal. A Special Bench of the Labour Appellate Tribunal held in the affirmative and the correctness of i...

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The Okara Electric Supply Co. Ltd. & ANR Vs. The State of Punjab & ANR [1959] INSC 135 (13 November 1959)

Judgement Date : november/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

Headnote :

Section 28(1) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 authorised the State Government to grant sanction to a non-licensee to engage in the business of supplying energy on " such conditions in this behalf " as it may fix. By a notification dated May 26, 1948, issued under S. 28(1) the first res...

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The Amalgamated Electricity Co. Ltd. Vs. N. S. Bathena [1959] INSC 13 (13 February 1959)

Judgement Date : february/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Headnote :

The arbitration clause incorporated by s. 57(1) of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, in a licence granted by the Government for the supply of electrical energy to the consumers is not available for adjudicating upon a dispute between the licensee and the consumer, for the licence is an engagement...

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Lilavati Bai Vs. The State of Bombay [1957] INSC 21 (5 March 1957)

Judgement Date : march/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Headnote :

By these two petitions, the petitioner challenged the constitutional validity of the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948, as amended by the two amending Acts of 1950, and the enforceability of an order of requisition made by the Governor of Bombay under s. 6 (4) (a) of the Act. The petitioner as the w...

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Gaya Electric Supply Co., Ltd. Vs. The-State of Bihar [1953] INSC 7 (3 February 1953)

Judgement Date : february/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

If the arbitration agreement is broad and, comprehensive and embraces any dispute between the parties in respect of the agreement, or in respect of any provision in the agreement, or in respect of anything arising out of it, and one of the parties seeks to avoid the contract, the dispute is referabl...

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