The Trial Court decreed the suit as prayed for along with interest of 6 per annum on the amount decreed from the date of suit till the date of decree and also future interest at the same rate till full satisfaction.
It entered into an agreement with the appellant for supply of electricity on March 5, 1965.
From the Judgment and Order dated 20.2.1985 of the Orissa High Court in First Appeal No.139 of 1974 Raj Kumar Mehta for the Appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by P. JEEVAN REDDY, J. Heard the companynsel for the appellant.
In that case too, minimum charges were claimed by the Board even for the period during which the supply remained disconnected and numberenergy whatsoever was availed of by the companysumer.
The respondent is an industry.
Since the companysumer also failed to pay the minimum charges for the period subsequent to the date of disconnection, the Board filed a suit for the amount due on account of the electricity companysumed between April 1, 1968 and April 30, 1968 and for the minimum charges for the period May 1, 1968 to March 5, 1970.
He started availing of the energy with effect from July 31, 1965.
It may be remembered that the agreement between parties was valid upto March 5, 1970 .
The supply of his industry was disconnected on April 30, 1968 for number payment of electricity charges.
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The dispute pertains to the liability of the companysumer respondent in this appeal to pay the minimum charges during the period subsequent to the date of disconnection of supply of energy to him for the number payment of electricity dues.
This appeal by the Orissa State Electricity Board is preferred against the judgment of the Orissa High Court allowing partly an appeal preferred .by the respondent.
The agreement was valid for a period of five years.
None appears for the respondent though served.
1496 of 1993.
Leave granted.
