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ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 . PDF
ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 Electricity Act, 2003— Section 135 — Electricity theft — Matter amicably settled fully & finally in Lok Adalat — Award passed — Amount Paid — accepted by the BSES without any protest — FIR by Electricity Supply Company — the award did not contain any condition granting liberty to the Company to file an FIR — Held, the dispute between the parties came to an end for all purposes consequent upon passing of an award — the filing of FIR after passing of the award by the Lok Adalat was wholly unjust and illegal — Order of High Court set aside. (Para 17 & 18) PDF
ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 Electricity Act, 2003— Section 135 — Matter settled fully & finally in Court by passing an award — The remedy of the parties felt aggrieved — was only to challenge the award in appropriate forum. (Para 15) PDF
ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 Electricity Act, 2003— Section 152 — Scope — Empowers the officer concerned to compound the offences punishable under the Electricity Act. (Para 18) PDF