PGVCL vs HERIS OF KARNUBHA JIJIBHA VALA GIRIRAJSINH KARNUBHA VALA Advocate - R K GAJERA — 41/2024

Summary of Court Decision The court dismissed the plaintiff electricity company's civil suit seeking recovery of Rs. 5,35,372-32 from the defendant for alleged electricity theft. The court held that under the Electricity Act 2003, civil liability for electricity theft can only be determined by the Special Court (established under Section 153) after criminal proceedings prove the theft, not through a separate civil suit. Since no Special Court order determining civil liability existed, the electricity company's remedy lay exclusively before the Special Court in the criminal case, not in civil court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.