https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469653 Delayed payment surcharge on electricity dues may accrue on each belated instalment payment, rather than only once on the original supplementary bill, where the payment schedule and regulatory framework make surcharge payable on default. The analysis treats liability as arising whenever the consumer misses the due date, so recovery is not confined by a limitation argument calculated only from the date of the supplementary bill. Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 was not treated as a bar on these facts because the claim related to delayed payment surcharge linked to repeated defaults, not a single static demand for consumption charges. The demand was therefore considered valid and recoverable on the facts discussed. en-us Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469653 Delayed payment surcharge on electricity dues may accrue on each belated instalment payment, rather than only once on the original supplementary bill, where the payment schedule and regulatory framework make surcharge payable on default. The analysis treats liability as arising whenever the consumer misses the due date, so recovery is not confined by a limitation argument calculated only from the date of the supplementary bill. Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 was not treated as a bar on these facts because the claim related to delayed payment surcharge linked to repeated defaults, not a single static demand for consumption charges. The demand was therefore considered valid and recoverable on the facts discussed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469653