What is required for a High Court to entertain a second appeal under Section 100 CPC? What are the conditions for exercising powers under Section 103 CPC in a second appeal? How does non-compliance with principles of natural justice affect revised electricity bills?

Key Points: - A second appeal under Section 100 CPC lies only on a substantial question of law, which must be formulated by the High Court, and cannot be decided on equitable grounds alone (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) . - Section 103 CPC allows the High Court to determine issues of fact only if necessary for disposal, evidence is sufficient, and the issue was not determined or wrongly determined due to a substantial question of law (!) (!) (!) (!) . - Violation of principles of natural justice or statutory requirements, such as no show cause notice before revising an electricity bill, itself prejudices the party without needing further proof (!) (!) (!) . - The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment for failing to frame a substantial question of law and improperly interfering with concurrent findings without justification under Section 103 CPC (!) (!) . - No prior notice of meter checking was given, no responsible officer was present, no checking report copy was provided, and no check meter was installed, violating natural justice and Clause 23 of supply conditions (!) (!) . - Trial and first appellate courts correctly appreciated evidence, including the meter reading chart, finding the revised bill unjustified as post-correction readings were irregular (!) (!) (!) . - High Court erred by relying on the meter chart to conclude under-recording without addressing inconsistencies, such as lower readings post-correction (!) (!) .

What is required for a High Court to entertain a second appeal under Section 100 CPC?

What are the conditions for exercising powers under Section 103 CPC in a second appeal?

How does non-compliance with principles of natural justice affect revised electricity bills?