Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Regulation 15.4 MERC Regulations | Loose Connection ≠ Defective Meter; Consumer Liable for Full Billing Period : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court clarifies that a loose connection in an electricity meter does not qualify as a 'defective meter' under MERC Regulations, upholding MSEDCL's recovery of ₹16.83 lakh for the disputed period. The ruling reinforces that consumers cannot evade billing liability by citing technical defects unless the meter itself is proven defective.