Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited. v. Meera Enterprises
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), WP 4351/2024, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v Meera Enterprises, single judge Somasekhar Sundaresan, order dated 27-04-2026. Terms: Section 56(2) Electricity Act 2003 two-year arrears limitation; arrears charged for preceding seven years; meter installed July 2016; spot inspection May 2023; 'Y phase voltage' not recorded/communicated for billing; when a meter can be set to be faulty or defective; no evidence of tampering or defect; Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) Electricity Supply Code and Other Conditions of Supply Regulations 2005; subordinate law; Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF); quashed and set aside; remand for specific findings; mixed question of fact and law. No precedent case cited; no monetary award in this order.
What did the court decide?
Impugned CGRF order quashed and set aside by way of remand; matter returned to the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum to consider afresh, dealing with the limitations and ingredients set out under the Supply Regulations, with specific findings on the subordinate-law provisions under the Electricity Act, 2003 and on the mixed question of fact and law whether the meter could be said to be faulty.