Beekey Hygiene Products v. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board and Others

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2014 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 144

CHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
, J
Beekey Hygiene Products v. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board and Others

Table of Content
1. challenges regarding supplementary billing due to meter defects. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding statutory procedures and dispute mechanisms. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court's analysis of the electrical inspector's role in disputes. (Para 6 , 10 , 11)
4. interpretation of s.26(6) and its implications on billing. (Para 9 , 12)
5. final ruling on illegality of the supplementary bill. (Para 13 , 14 , 15)

1. This writ petition under Art.226 of the Constitution of India is directed against the supplementary bill raised by the respondent / Board vide impugned memo dated 11/06/92 (Annexure P / 1). The petitioner has also assailed the correctness and validity of notice of disconnection dated 24/06/93 (Annexure P / 2).

2. Quintessential facts necessary for adjudication of the controversy involved in the writ petition are that the petitioner is an industrial consumer who was provided electricity connection by the respondent / Board. During the period of consumption of electricity for industrial use by the petitioner, an inspection was carried out by the authorities of the Board on 17/08/91 and the officers of the Board found the current transformer / potential transformer, defect