electricity connection Archives

‘Part of right to life under Art. 21’; P&H HC quashes notification clause providing cut-off date for grant of electricity connection in unauthorized colony

The cut-off date is meaningless and/or is redundant, it is neither based on any intelligible differentia nor it has any nexus with the objective sought to be achieved, inasmuch as, the unauthorized constructions over an unauthorized colony being permissible to be compounded, thus only within the arena of the stipulations as made in the apposite notification/rules/building byelaws.

Case Briefs High Courts

In absence of specific provision, HPSEB cannot ask new owner to pay late payment surcharge dues of previous owner; HP HC sets aside order passed by Ombudsman

Where the statutory rules authorize the supplier of electricity to demand from the purchaser of a property claiming reconnection or fresh connection, the arrears due by the previous owner/occupier, the supplier can recover the arrears from a purchaser also.

Case Briefs High Courts

Electricity connection cannot be refused due to outstanding dues of erstwhile owner: Jharkhand High Court

Jharkhand High Court quashed the communication by JBVNL rejecting electrical connection due to outstanding dues of the erstwhile owner of the premises.