Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, v. The Assistant Divisional Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 26(6) Indian Electricity Act 1910 six-month cap on defective-meter assessment; back billing beyond six months without jurisdiction; writ of certiorari under Article 226 against electricity dues; BSNL vs APCPDCL/TGSPDCL officials, Mahabubnagar HT Service Connection No.MBN-503; CT/PT defect; demand of Rs.18,01,554/- for April 1996 to 16.10.2001 set aside; recovery confined to six months; adjustment of interim deposits (Rs.2,00,000/- and Rs.7,00,000/-); reliance on judgment dated 13.12.2022 in Appeal Suit No.1779 of 2000 paras 25-26; Telangana High Court, Surepalli Nanda, J., 12.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned proceedings of respondent No.4 vide No.CGM(O)KZ/KNL/Comml/F.HTMBN-505/D.No.5966/12 dated 22.09.2012 set aside; respondents restrained to back billing for six months only; amounts paid pursuant to interim orders dated 20.11.2012 in W.P.M.P.No.45472 of 2012 to be adjusted; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed; Rule Nisi made absolute.