https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469651 Electricity charges become "first due" when the bill is raised and the quantified demand is served on the consumer, not merely when consumption occurs or an error is later found. Section 56(2) permits a supplementary demand for a bona fide billing mistake, but it restricts recovery by disconnection of supply after two years from the date the sum first became due, unless the amount has been continuously shown as arrears. The statutory bar therefore limits coercive disconnection, while leaving other lawful recovery mechanisms available. en-us Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:11:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469651 Electricity charges become "first due" when the bill is raised and the quantified demand is served on the consumer, not merely when consumption occurs or an error is later found. Section 56(2) permits a supplementary demand for a bona fide billing mistake, but it restricts recovery by disconnection of supply after two years from the date the sum first became due, unless the amount has been continuously shown as arrears. The statutory bar therefore limits coercive disconnection, while leaving other lawful recovery mechanisms available. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469651