https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309692 Electricity supply under Section 43 is not absolute; where a different owner or occupier applies after disconnection, the request is a fresh connection, not reconnection. Valid supply conditions or supply codes may require a subsequent owner to clear antecedent electricity dues before supply is granted, and authorised subordinate legislation may create a statutory charge, but not general law alone. Section 56(2) limits only the disconnection remedy for default and does not bar civil recovery or recovery under valid supply conditions. An "as is where is" auction sale may put the purchaser on notice of outstanding electricity dues where the terms disclose or imply that liability. en-us Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309692 Electricity supply under Section 43 is not absolute; where a different owner or occupier applies after disconnection, the request is a fresh connection, not reconnection. Valid supply conditions or supply codes may require a subsequent owner to clear antecedent electricity dues before supply is granted, and authorised subordinate legislation may create a statutory charge, but not general law alone. Section 56(2) limits only the disconnection remedy for default and does not bar civil recovery or recovery under valid supply conditions. An "as is where is" auction sale may put the purchaser on notice of outstanding electricity dues where the terms disclose or imply that liability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309692