https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169205 Section 22B of the Electricity Act, 1910 was construed as empowering the State to regulate supply, distribution, consumption and use of energy in scarcity conditions, including differential consumption cuts for heavy consumers with captive generation. That regulatory power could override inconsistent contractual supply obligations where the statute so allowed, and the challenge based on mala fides, colourable exercise of power and preferential treatment was not established. The Court also indicated that subordinate legislation remains effective unless the factual basis for it clearly disappears; on the material before it, the continued shortage of energy had not been shown to have ended, so the order had not become invalid or obsolete. en-us Tue, 17 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:54:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169205 Section 22B of the Electricity Act, 1910 was construed as empowering the State to regulate supply, distribution, consumption and use of energy in scarcity conditions, including differential consumption cuts for heavy consumers with captive generation. That regulatory power could override inconsistent contractual supply obligations where the statute so allowed, and the challenge based on mala fides, colourable exercise of power and preferential treatment was not established. The Court also indicated that subordinate legislation remains effective unless the factual basis for it clearly disappears; on the material before it, the continued shortage of energy had not been shown to have ended, so the order had not become invalid or obsolete. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169205