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Advocate’s Office Not a Commercial Establishment for Electricity Tariff: Karnataka HC
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- K. Rama Bhat Vs Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (Karnataka High Court)
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- All High Courts, Karnataka High Court
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K. Rama Bhat Vs Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (Karnataka High Court)
Advocate’s Office Cannot Be Treated as Commercial Establishment for Electricity Tariff: Karnataka High Court
Facts & Issue:
The petitioners challenged an order passed by BESCOM reclassifying an electricity connection sanctioned under domestic tariff (LT-1) to commercial tariff on the ground that the premises were being used as an advocate’s office. The central issue before the Karnataka High Court was whether the office of a lawyer can be treated as a commercial establishment for the purpose of levying com...


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