Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Section 56(2) Electricity Act, 2003 | Disconnection Barred for Surcharge Claims Older Than Two Years Without Continuous Billing : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that electricity distributors cannot disconnect power for surcharge claims dating back more than two years if those charges were never reflected in regular bills. This protects consumers from retroactive demands based on outdated audits, reinforcing that limitation periods under the Electricity Act require active, transparent billing - not silent accumulation of dues.