https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194744 The Court held that Directors cannot be held personally liable for a company's electricity dues unless explicitly provided by law. The doctrine of "lifting the veil of the corporate body" was deemed inapplicable without statutory support. The term "consumer" referred to the company, not its Directors. Recovery proceedings against former Directors were invalidated, and current Directors were not personally liable. Recovery proceedings against Directors' personal assets were quashed, emphasizing the separation of company and Director liabilities. The writ petitions were allowed with no costs. en-us Tue, 25 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:45:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194744 The Court held that Directors cannot be held personally liable for a company's electricity dues unless explicitly provided by law. The doctrine of "lifting the veil of the corporate body" was deemed inapplicable without statutory support. The term "consumer" referred to the company, not its Directors. Recovery proceedings against former Directors were invalidated, and current Directors were not personally liable. Recovery proceedings against Directors' personal assets were quashed, emphasizing the separation of company and Director liabilities. The writ petitions were allowed with no costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194744