Bihar State Electricity Board vs The Patna Electric Supply Co. Ltd. & Ors. ...

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Indian Electricity (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1974, which amended Sections 6 and 7-A of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. The Court ruled that the amendments did not violate any constitutional provisions and were within the legislative competence of the State. The appeal against the Calcutta High Court's dismissal of the challenge to the Ordinances and the Amendment Act was therefore dismissed, affirming the legality of the government's right to purchase the undertaking at the end of the licence period.