https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193345 Clause XVI of the Sixth Schedule to the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 formed part of the electricity supplier's licence through the statutory incorporation of that Schedule into licences governed by the Act. Its arbitration provision governed the relationship between the Government and the licensee; it did not independently establish statutory arbitration for disputes with consumers or bind consumers who were not parties to the licence. In the absence of a mutually binding arbitration agreement, section 46 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 could not support a stay of a consumer's civil suit under section 34. A claim for refund of alleged excess electricity charges therefore remained maintainable before the civil court. en-us Fri, 13 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:48:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193345 Clause XVI of the Sixth Schedule to the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 formed part of the electricity supplier's licence through the statutory incorporation of that Schedule into licences governed by the Act. Its arbitration provision governed the relationship between the Government and the licensee; it did not independently establish statutory arbitration for disputes with consumers or bind consumers who were not parties to the licence. In the absence of a mutually binding arbitration agreement, section 46 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 could not support a stay of a consumer's civil suit under section 34. A claim for refund of alleged excess electricity charges therefore remained maintainable before the civil court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193345