Read the full judgment text of HCA 004303/1988 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The first defendant was the consumer of electricity supplied to him by agreement with the plaintiff electricity company. He is now sued by the plaintiff under its Supply Rules for retrospective adjustments to billed charges in respect of interference with the meter. In the pleadings, the interference is averred to commence on 7th January, 1985 and( by a late amendment ) to cease on the 31st July, 1986, when a new meter was installed. Hence, the retrospective charges cover this period.