Provision of Electricity – Whether sale of goods or supply of service ?

In the Supreme Court of India KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPN. v. ASHOK IRON WORKS PVT. LTD Dated-  February 9, 2009. Point of dispute – Consumer Protection Act – provision of Electricity – Whether sale of goods or supply of service ? Held: for the limited purpose of Consumer Protection Act, it is supply of service. JUDGMENT R. M. LODHA, J. These two appeals by special leave, involving common questions, were heard together and are being disposed of by this judgment. As the principal arguments have been advanced in Civil Appeal No. 1879/2003, we take up the facts...