M/S. PUNIT TRADERS SOLE PROPITOR KIRITBHAI PRABHUDASBHAI BATVIYA vs P.G.V.C.L. - BANTWA Advocate - K.T.DUBEY — 21/2019

Case under Electricity Act, 2003 Section 135. Disposed: Contested--JUDGEMENT on 09th April 2026.

Case disposed

SPCS - SPECIAL CIVIL SUIT

CNR: GJJN100005652019

Filing Number

21/2019

Filing Date

30-Jun-2014

Registration No

21/2019

Registration Date

30-Jun-2014

Court

TALUKA COURT, VANTHALI

Judge

2-Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

Decision Date

09-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGEMENT

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 135

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S. PUNIT TRADERS SOLE PROPITOR KIRITBHAI PRABHUDASBHAI BATVIYA

    Adv. K.C.SHINGALA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.P.G.V.C.L. - BANTWA Advocate - K.T.DUBEY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: M/S. Punit Traders v. P.G.V.C.L. Court Decision: The plaintiff's suit for recovery of Rs. 5,50,000 (comprising a supplementary electricity theft bill of Rs. 3,81,937 plus interest and damages) was dismissed. The court upheld PGVCL's electricity theft allegations and the supplementary bill as legally valid. Key Reasoning: The court found the defendant electricity company properly identified meter tampering through anomalous "XDT" readings in the meter's MRI data, consistent with Larsen & Toubro's technical guidelines. Although the plaintiff argued procedural violations and lack of natural justice, the court rejected these claims, citing Gujarat High Court precedent that natural justice principles don't apply to electricity theft assessments. The plaintiff's failure to challenge the bill before the Special Court under Section 154 of the Electricity Act before paying, combined with the court's acceptance of the technical evidence, resulted in dismissal with costs borne by the plaintiff. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Apr-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 12-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 05-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

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  6. 19-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  7. 29-Jan-2026

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  8. 08-Jan-2026

    Final Arguments

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  9. 01-Jan-2026

    Defendant Evidence

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  10. 18-Dec-2025

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  11. 10-Dec-2025

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  12. 10-Dec-2025

    Restored

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  13. 27-Oct-2025

    OrderView PDF

  14. 27-Oct-2025

    Disposed

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  15. 16-Oct-2025

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  104. 07-Aug-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  105. 30-Jun-2014

    Case filed

    Registration No. 21/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: M/S. Punit Traders v. P.G.V.C.L. Court Decision: The plaintiff's suit for recovery of Rs. 5,50,000 (comprising a supplementary electricity theft bill of Rs. 3,81,937 plus interest and damages) was dismissed. The court upheld PGVCL's electricity theft allegations and the supplementary bill as legally valid. Key Reasoning: The court found the defendant electricity company properly identified meter tampering through anomalous "XDT" readings in the meter's MRI data, consistent with Larsen & Toubro's technical guidelines. Although the plaintiff argued procedural violations and lack of natural justice, the court rejected these claims, citing Gujarat High Court precedent that natural justice principles don't apply to electricity theft assessments. The plaintiff's failure to challenge the bill before the Special Court under Section 154 of the Electricity Act before paying, combined with the court's acceptance of the technical evidence, resulted in dismissal with costs borne by the plaintiff. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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