https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288367 An auction purchaser of property sold under the SARFAESI mechanism cannot be made liable for the previous owner's electricity arrears unless the auction notice or sale terms clearly shift that burden. Past dues remain recoverable from the defaulting former owner, and the distribution company may pursue that recovery separately. A fresh electricity connection cannot be refused to a purchaser who had no connection with the earlier default merely because arrears existed against the prior owner. On that basis, the refusal of supply was held unsustainable and the intra-court appeal failed. en-us Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 22:27:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288367 An auction purchaser of property sold under the SARFAESI mechanism cannot be made liable for the previous owner's electricity arrears unless the auction notice or sale terms clearly shift that burden. Past dues remain recoverable from the defaulting former owner, and the distribution company may pursue that recovery separately. A fresh electricity connection cannot be refused to a purchaser who had no connection with the earlier default merely because arrears existed against the prior owner. On that basis, the refusal of supply was held unsustainable and the intra-court appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288367