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Licensee, a person to whom a licence has been granted.Clause (h) of s. 2 of the Electricity Act, 1910 defines a 'Licensee' to mean any person licensed under Part II to supply energy, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Hindustan Aluminium Corpn., AIR 1979 SC 1459: (1979) 3 SCR 709: (1979) 3 SCC 229. Electricity Act, 1910, s. 2 (A).A licensee is one who is in occupation under a subsisting agreement for licence. The agreement for licence must be subsisting on the date on which he claims to be a licensee, Ludhichem Agencies v. Ahmed R. V. Peer Mohamed, AIR 1981 SC 1998: (1982) 1 SCR 712: (1981) 4 SCC 273.It means a person licensed under Part II of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 to supply energy or a person who has obtained sanction under section 28 of that Act to engage in the business of supplying energy (but does not include the Board or a Generating company). [Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 (14 of 1998), s. 2 (l)]Means any person licensed under sub-s. (1) of s. 4 of the Indian Te...
Workmen's Compensation Act
Workmen's Compensation Act. (English) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897, introduced the principle of compulsory insurance of workmen by employers in a restricted number of trades. The gist of a right to compensation under the Acts is 'accident arising out of and in the course of the employment' causing personal injury to a workman (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 [15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), s. 1 (1)] The compensation is not damages for negligence or any other tort at common law or by statute (see COMPBELL (LORD) ACTS (Fatal Accidents Acts, 1846-1908) and Employers Liability Act, 1880, sub tit. MASTER AND SERVANT), and an employer is not liable both for damages and compensation; but the workman or his representatives may elect between the remedies, and in an unsuccessful action for damages the Court may assess or refer the question of compensation to the proper tribunal, subject to an equitable order for costs (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, s. 25). Compensation is not payable for a...
Electric supply-line
Electric supply-line, means a wire, conductor or other means used for conveying, transmitting or distributing energy (whether by overhead line or underground cable), together with any casing, coating, covering, tube, pipe or insulator enclosing, surrounding or supporting the same or any part thereof, or any apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of so conveying, transmitting or distributing such energy and includes any support cross-arm, stay, strut or safety device erected to set up for that purpose. [Indian Electricity Act, 1910, s. 2 (f); See also (60 of 2002), s. 2(1)(d)]Electric Supply-line, shall have the meaning assign-ed to it under clause (f) of s. 2 of the Indian Electri- city Act, 1910 (9 of 1910), Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, s. 2(d)....
Appropriate government
Appropriate government, means in relation to public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly--(i) by the Central Government or the Union Territory administration, the Central Government, (ii) by the State Government, the State Government [Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), s. 2(a)]The Appropriate Government means, in relation to fees or stamp relating to documents presented or to be presented before any officer serving under the Central Government, that Government, and in relation to any other fees or stamps, the State Government. [Court-Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), s. 1A]Means as respects any matter--(i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2 (1) (e)]Means in relation to any major port the Central Government, an...
Energy
Energy, means any form of energy derived from fossil fuels, nuclear substances or materials, hydro-electricity and includes electrical energy or electricity generated from renewable sources of energy or bio-mass connected to the grid. [Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), s. 2(h)]it means electrical energy:(i) generated, transmitted or supplied for any purpose, or(ii) used for any purpose except the transmission of a message. [Indian Electricity Act, 1910, s. 2(g)]...
Service line
Service line, the transformer is not a part and parcel of the 'service line', AIR 1977 All 499 (502). [Electricity Act, 1910, s. 2(1)]Means any electric supply-line through which electricity is, or is intended to be, supplied, (a) to a single consumer either from a distributing main or immediately from the Distribution Licensee's premises; or (b) from a distributing main to a group of consumers on the same premises or on contiguous premises supplied from the same point of the distributing main. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), s. 2(61)]...
Consumer
Consumer, 'consumer' would include 'any person who consumes electrical energy supplied by a person who generates electrical energy for his own consumption', Jiyajee Rao Cotton Mills Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1963 SC 414: (1962) Supp 1 SCR 282.The definition of the word 'consumer' shows that it would include a person who consumes energy generated by himself. The proposition that in the matter of the levy of electricity tax the Court should differentiate between cases wherein the energy consumed has been generated by someone other than the consumer and those wherein such energy has been generated by the consumer himself cannot, therefore, be countenanced, State of Mysore v. West Coast Papers Mills Ltd., (1975) 3 SCC 448: AIR 1975 SC 5: (1975) 2 SCR 127.The word 'consumer' is a comprehensive expression. It extends from a person who buys any commodity to consume either as eatable or otherwise from a shop, business house, corporation, store, fair price shop to use of private or p...
Daily fine
Daily fine, means a fine for each day on which an offence is continued after conviction therefor. [Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910), s. 2 (d)]...
Commercial and domestic
Commercial and domestic, in Stroud's Judicial Dictionary (Fifth Edition) the term 'commercial' is defined as 'traffic, trade or merchandise in buying and selling of goods'. In the said dictionary the phrase 'domestic purpose' is stated to mean use for personal residential purposes. In essence the question is, what is the character of the purpose of user of the premises by the owner or landlord and not the character of the place of user. The New Delhi Municipal Council is entitled to charge for use of electricity in a guest house at the rate applicable to 'commercial' use, New Delhi Municipal Council v. Sohan Lal Sachdev, (2000) 2 SCC 494: AIR 2000 SC 1859 (1861). [Electricity Act, 1910, s. 23]...
Option of purchasing an undertaking
Option of purchasing an undertaking, the expression 'option of purchasing an undertaking' merely means the right of purchasing the undertaking. The word 'option' is used because two courses are open to the concerned authority namely, either to purchase the undertaking or renew the licence, Gujarat Electricity Board v. Shantilal Desai, AIR 1969 SC 239 (242): (1969) 1 SCR 580. [Electricity Act, 1910, s. 7]...
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