BEFORE THE A.P. STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION

ATHYDERABAD.

F.A. 279/2009  

Between:

N. Prakash Rao. 

Age: 63 years, R/o. 7-10-996

Kumargally,R.P. Road

Nizamabad                                                                             And

1) 

APSEB (Operation Circle)

NPDC of A.P. Ltd

Power House Compound

Quilla Road, Nizamabad

2) 

APSEB (Operation Circle)

NPDC of A.P. Ltd

Power House Compound

Quilla Road, Nizamabad

3) 

APSEB (Operation Circle)

NPDC of A.P. Ltd

Power House Compound

Quilla Road, Nizamabad                                                                                                                   

Counsel for the Appellant:                         

Counsel for the Resp:                                                           

CORAM:

MONDAY, THIS THE TWENTY EIGTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN

Oral Order: (Per Hon’ble Justice D. Appa Rao, President)

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2)                    monthly bills from time to time regularly.                                            Therefore he sought    

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8)                       came to her share.   K. Bhagya Laxmi     that                               

9)               Paschimanchal    while considering whether purchaser of a premises can be foisted with the electricity dues of any previous occupant merely because he happens to be the current owner of the premises observed:

“But the above legal position is not of any practical help to a purchaser of a premises. When the purchaser of a premises approaches the distributor seeking a fresh electricity connection to its premises for supply of electricity, the distributor can stipulate the terms subject to which it would supply electricity. It can stipulate as one of the conditions for supply, that the arrears due in regard to the supply of electricity made to the premises when it was in the occupation of the previous owner/occupant, should be cleared before the electricity supply is restored to the premises or a fresh connection is provided to the premises. If any statutory rules govern the conditions relating to sanction of a connection or supply of electricity, the distributor can insist upon fulfillment of the requirements of such rules and regulations. If the rules are silent, it can stipulate such terms and conditions as it deems fit and proper, to regulate its transactions and dealings. So long as such rules and regulations or the terms and conditions are not arbitrary and unreasonable, courts will not interfere with them.”

Equally the National Commission                

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                                                                                     1)PRESIDENT 

2)      MEMBER

                                                         Dt.  

*pnr

“UP LOAD – O.K.”