The demand for electricity bill arrears cannot be raised once again against the buyer of an industrial unit which had cleared the dues, the Supreme Court ruled in the appeal case, Haryana State Electricity Board Vs Hanuman Rice Mills. Hanuman mills had bought the Durga Rice Mills and had cleared the electricity bills due to the board.
After three years, the board demanded some more arrears due to it. The courts below rejected this demand. The board appealed to the Supreme Court unsuccessfully. It said that the liability of an old industrial consumer to pay charges for consumption of electricity cannot be fastened on a subsequent auction purchaser of the property unless there was a specific provision for it.
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