https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273156 Before revoking an electricity licence, the State Government had to consult the State Electricity Board only after receiving and considering the licensee's explanation. The Court treated that sequence as a mandatory condition precedent because the amended statutory scheme required the Board to assess the explanation and decide whether to recommend revocation, continuation, or modified terms. Consultation made prematurely, before the cause shown was considered, deprived the Board of the material needed for an informed recommendation and failed the statutory safeguard. The revocation order was therefore void, and the consequential acquisition order also failed. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:35:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273156 Before revoking an electricity licence, the State Government had to consult the State Electricity Board only after receiving and considering the licensee's explanation. The Court treated that sequence as a mandatory condition precedent because the amended statutory scheme required the Board to assess the explanation and decide whether to recommend revocation, continuation, or modified terms. Consultation made prematurely, before the cause shown was considered, deprived the Board of the material needed for an informed recommendation and failed the statutory safeguard. The revocation order was therefore void, and the consequential acquisition order also failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Oct 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273156