https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313676 A statutory electricity board could not require a consumer to bear the replacement cost of a stolen transformer where the governing electricity framework made the consumer liable only for the service line and left maintenance with the licensee after supply began. The transformer was treated as part of the main transmission system, so an amended condition of supply shifting that burden to the consumer was inconsistent with the statute and unenforceable as contrary to public policy. Writ relief was also maintainable because the board's demand exceeded statutory power, and the existence of a contractual remedy did not bar review of an unlawful statutory burden. en-us Mon, 02 May 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:25:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313676 A statutory electricity board could not require a consumer to bear the replacement cost of a stolen transformer where the governing electricity framework made the consumer liable only for the service line and left maintenance with the licensee after supply began. The transformer was treated as part of the main transmission system, so an amended condition of supply shifting that burden to the consumer was inconsistent with the statute and unenforceable as contrary to public policy. Writ relief was also maintainable because the board's demand exceeded statutory power, and the existence of a contractual remedy did not bar review of an unlawful statutory burden. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 May 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313676