https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195113 A statutory limitation on filing a suit for recovery of electricity arrears does not extinguish the supplier's independent power to demand unpaid charges and disconnect supply under the electricity law. The Court treated the right to sue for recovery and the right to enforce payment through disconnection as distinct remedies, so the supplementary bill was upheld despite the consumer's limitation objection. It also held that a supplementary demand for escaped billing, being linked to electricity actually consumed and unpaid, does not by itself amount to deficiency of service under consumer law. On the facts noted, allegations of negligence or collusion by staff were not enough to establish deficiency. en-us Fri, 24 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:38:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195113 A statutory limitation on filing a suit for recovery of electricity arrears does not extinguish the supplier's independent power to demand unpaid charges and disconnect supply under the electricity law. The Court treated the right to sue for recovery and the right to enforce payment through disconnection as distinct remedies, so the supplementary bill was upheld despite the consumer's limitation objection. It also held that a supplementary demand for escaped billing, being linked to electricity actually consumed and unpaid, does not by itself amount to deficiency of service under consumer law. On the facts noted, allegations of negligence or collusion by staff were not enough to establish deficiency. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195113