Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Lumited the. Exe. Engineer v. M/S. Dhruv Wollen Mills Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
MSEDCL writ petition allowed; impugned order dated 18.03.2020 quashed for direct conflict with Rahamatullah Khan (2020) 4 SCC 650 on Section 56(2) Electricity Act 2003 — two-year limitation confined to coercive recovery by disconnection for non-payment; recovery by other lawful modes open under general law including limitation; meter found not faulty (one phase not communicated, 33% under-recording); three-month limitation under MERC Electricity Supply Code and Other Conditions of Supply Regulations 2005 had meter been faulty; supplemental bill upheld for two years, third year waived; amount billed paid under protest; recovery claimed for three years from 16.01.2016; other legal avenues preserved.
What did the court decide?
Quashing and setting aside the Impugned Order dated March 18, 2020. ¶24