A few sections of electricity act dealing with the subject-
Sec 175 of Electricity Act and section 3 of CP Act – both these acts are additional remedy and not in derogation to other laws.
Sec-173,174 &175 of the act have overriding effect qua provisions of any other law (The Automic Energy Act1962 And Railways Act 1989) except that of the provisions of CP Act 1986,
Sec 42(8) this provision of the the Electricity Act provides that the remedies provided under these provisions are without prejudice to the rights of consumers which they may have apart from these provisions
Sec 45 bars the jurisdiction of civil courts and other authority but not the Consumer forums constituted under quasi judicial system
U.P. Power Corporation Ltd.& others V/s Anis Ahmad & others SC 2013
