https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=432944 An auction purchaser of liquidation assets, with no nexus to the defaulting consumer, cannot be compelled to pay the erstwhile consumer's electricity arrears as a condition for a fresh connection; Section 56(1) and the Supply Code permit recovery only where the statutory basis and required nexus are established. Regulation 4.6.4 was read harmoniously with the parent statute and found constitutionally valid, as it operates in a distinct field and does not create an arbitrary classification. Parallel insolvency proceedings did not attract Section 10 CPC because the issues were not directly and substantially the same, so no stay of the writ petition was warranted. en-us Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:32:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=432944 An auction purchaser of liquidation assets, with no nexus to the defaulting consumer, cannot be compelled to pay the erstwhile consumer's electricity arrears as a condition for a fresh connection; Section 56(1) and the Supply Code permit recovery only where the statutory basis and required nexus are established. Regulation 4.6.4 was read harmoniously with the parent statute and found constitutionally valid, as it operates in a distinct field and does not create an arbitrary classification. Parallel insolvency proceedings did not attract Section 10 CPC because the issues were not directly and substantially the same, so no stay of the writ petition was warranted. Case-Laws Insolvency and Bankruptcy Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=432944