Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. v. M/s. Paramount Polymers Pvt. Ltd

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2006 Supreme(Online)(SC) 73

SUPREME COURT
H. K. Sema, *P. K. Balasubramanyan, JJ.
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. v. M/s. Paramount Polymers Pvt. Ltd

Table of Content
1. leave granted and case admitted. (Para 1)
2. details of the financial obligations of the electricity consumer and subsequent disconnections. (Para 2 , 3)
3. application of prior case law and its relevance to the current dispute regarding dues. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
4. importance of newly imposed conditions in statutory contracts regarding electricity supply. (Para 7 , 8)
5. court's interpretation of statutory authority regarding recovery of dues and the transfer of obligations. (Para 9 , 10 , 11)
6. refocus on pending litigation and reassessment of lower court's decisions. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
7. final directions regarding the enforcement of payments related to electricity supply. (Para 15 , 16 , 17)

1. Leave granted.

2. M/s L.L.C. Steels Pvt. Ltd. was a consumer of electricity from the appellant, a distributing company established in the place of the State Electricity Board. It allegedly fell into arrears to the tune of Rs. 64,23,695/- towards consumption charges of electrical energy including interest and other incidental charges. Because of the failure to pay the consumption charges, the power to the undertaking was disconnected on 06/04/1998. M/s L.L.C. Steels Pvt. Ltd. ha