https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=218391 An auction purchaser of a company in liquidation who applies for a fresh electricity connection cannot be compelled to clear the erstwhile owner's arrears as a condition for supply. Regulation 13(10)(b) of the Electricity Supply Code was held applicable only to transfer of an existing service connection, not to a new connection sought by a purchaser who did not request transfer of the old connection. Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003 obliges the distribution licensee to supply electricity on request, and past dues are not ordinarily a charge on the property. In the absence of a specific statutory rule authorising recovery from the purchaser, the demand for old arrears was unsustainable and supply had to be given without insisting on payment of those dues. en-us Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=218391 An auction purchaser of a company in liquidation who applies for a fresh electricity connection cannot be compelled to clear the erstwhile owner's arrears as a condition for supply. Regulation 13(10)(b) of the Electricity Supply Code was held applicable only to transfer of an existing service connection, not to a new connection sought by a purchaser who did not request transfer of the old connection. Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003 obliges the distribution licensee to supply electricity on request, and past dues are not ordinarily a charge on the property. In the absence of a specific statutory rule authorising recovery from the purchaser, the demand for old arrears was unsustainable and supply had to be given without insisting on payment of those dues. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=218391