Supreme Court of India

M/s Hyderabad Vanaspathi Ltd. v. Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and Others

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Bench S.C. Agrawal, S. Saghir Ahmad and M. Srinivasan JJ.
Decided 1 April 1998

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we uphold the judgment and decree of the High Court in C.C.C.A. No. 38 of 1982 and dismiss Civil Appeal No. 2558 of 1988. We allow Civil Appeal Nos. 7139 to 7144 of 1997 and set aside the judgment of the Full Bench of the High Court. The Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals shall be disposed of by the High Court in the light of this judgment. The parties will bear their respective costs.

Judgment, 45

From the headnote

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948-Section 49-Electricity-Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board-Terms and Conditions of Supply-Individual agreements in writing with each consumer-Nature of-Held, Statutory in character. Terms and Conditions of Supply of Electricity framed by Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board-Notified in B.P. Ms. No. 690 dated 17/9/1975-Clause 39 : Validity of-Safeguards to prevent unauthorised user, pilferage or malpractices, provided for-Plea that Clause 39 repugnant to the provisions of the Act, rejected-Orders passed under, held, subject to judicial review-Clause 39.10.6; Clause 39.11.

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