https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173307 Electricity arrears under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 are attributable to the consumer who incurred them and do not create a statutory charge on the premises. The electricity board may discontinue supply for non-payment by the defaulting consumer, but it cannot fasten that past contractual liability on a bona fide auction purchaser of a mortgaged industrial unit. Reconnection cannot be made conditional on payment of the predecessor's arrears unless statute expressly imposes such liability. Where the facts show continuity of the same entity, the purchaser's liability may still arise on those facts, but not merely because the premises earlier received supply. en-us Fri, 03 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 10:38:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173307 Electricity arrears under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 are attributable to the consumer who incurred them and do not create a statutory charge on the premises. The electricity board may discontinue supply for non-payment by the defaulting consumer, but it cannot fasten that past contractual liability on a bona fide auction purchaser of a mortgaged industrial unit. Reconnection cannot be made conditional on payment of the predecessor's arrears unless statute expressly imposes such liability. Where the facts show continuity of the same entity, the purchaser's liability may still arise on those facts, but not merely because the premises earlier received supply. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173307