https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291411 A second suit was not barred by res judicata because the earlier injunction suit and the later challenge to disconnection involved different causes of action and different reliefs. An auction purchaser could not be made liable for the previous owner's electricity arrears because such dues do not create a general charge on the premises, and recovery from the purchaser requires an express statutory rule or condition of supply authorising it. On the facts stated, no such enabling provision was shown, so the demand could not be enforced against the purchaser. en-us Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:18:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291411 A second suit was not barred by res judicata because the earlier injunction suit and the later challenge to disconnection involved different causes of action and different reliefs. An auction purchaser could not be made liable for the previous owner's electricity arrears because such dues do not create a general charge on the premises, and recovery from the purchaser requires an express statutory rule or condition of supply authorising it. On the facts stated, no such enabling provision was shown, so the demand could not be enforced against the purchaser. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291411