M/S S.D.TECHNICAL SERVICES P.L vs D.E.S.U. (D.V.B.) & ORS.

$~18 & 19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 24th March, 2025 LPA 1055/2006 & CM APPL. 7361/2006 M/S S.D.TECHNICAL SERVICES P.L .....Appellant Through: None. versus D.E.S.U. (D.V.B.) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Meet Malhotra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anupam Varma, Mr. Nikhil Sharma and Ms. Simran Kohli, Advocates for R-4. 19 LPA 1608/2006 & CM APPL. 9266/2006 KANWAL KISHORE MANCHANDA .....Appellant Through: None. versus M.C.D & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Srivastava and Mr. Yash Srivstava, Advocates for R-BSES- RPL CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. Prior to lunch, the Appellant’s Counsel had sought an adjournment on the ground that he has been recently engaged. 3. Considering this is a Letters Patent Appeal of 2006, the Court had asked the Counsels to appear in the post lunch session. 4. In the post lunch session, Mr. Meet Malhotra, ld. Senior Counsel appearing for the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (‘DESU’) now Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (‘BSES’) submits that any dues prior to 2002 cannot be enforced by BSES. Hence th