https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182090 A statutory amendment to section 49 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 is described as permitting uniform tariff treatment for a rational consumer category, and the constitutional challenge under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) is stated to fail where the classification is non-arbitrary and the tariff change does not impose an unconstitutional restriction on business. Prior supply agreements are said to yield to the amended statute to the extent of inconsistency, and promissory estoppel is unavailable to defeat a valid legislative mandate. Classification of a smelter plant with other high power intensive industries is treated as a reasonable tariff basis, with no hostile discrimination shown. en-us Wed, 13 May 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182090 A statutory amendment to section 49 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 is described as permitting uniform tariff treatment for a rational consumer category, and the constitutional challenge under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) is stated to fail where the classification is non-arbitrary and the tariff change does not impose an unconstitutional restriction on business. Prior supply agreements are said to yield to the amended statute to the extent of inconsistency, and promissory estoppel is unavailable to defeat a valid legislative mandate. Classification of a smelter plant with other high power intensive industries is treated as a reasonable tariff basis, with no hostile discrimination shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 May 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182090