Aleckman v. Kochikade Town Council – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 487

In the case between a resident plaintiff-appellant of the Kochchikade Town Council area (Party A) and the Kochchikade Town Council (Party B), the court addressed whether the discontinuation of electricity supply by the Town Council, as a licensee under the Electricity Act, was subject to the six-month limitation period prescribed by the Town Councils Ordinance. It was determined that the statutory duties and obligations for the supply of electricity were governed by the Electricity Act, which does not impose such a limitation, and accordingly, actions challenging the discontinuation of supply are not subject to the Town Councils Ordinance time bar. The appeal was allowed, reaffirming the legal principle that the specific legislative regime governing the service—here, the Electricity Act—ta