Tenaga Nasional Berhad v Ichi-ban Plastic (M) Sdn Bhd dan 5 kes yang lain

02-20-2015p Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 30 January 2018 • 02-20-2015(P)

Catchwords

Public Utilities — Electricity — Charges for electricity — Recovery of unbilled / back-billed usage of electricity — Electric meter room under control of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (Tenaga/TNB) — Meter tampered resulting in under-recording of usage of electricity — Claim by TNB for loss of revenue — Whether a consumer must first be convicted for meter tampering before Tenaga could recover loss of revenue — Legal effect of written statement from TNB — Whether an estimation or approximation of the loss of revenue suffered by TNB as a result of a tampered meter at the consumer’s premises is precluded under a section 38 claim — Whether method of calculation unreasonable — Whether rationale enabling TNB to recover unrecorded consumption of electricity by consumer due to a tampered meter is the unjust benefit enjoyed by the consumer — Whether Whether estoppel arising from delay applies to nullify a section 38 claim — Electricity Supply Act 1990 [Act 447], sections 38(3) and (4)

Practice Areas

Public Utilities Criminal Procedure

Judges (5)

Abu Samah bin Nordin Coram Ahmad bin Haji Maarop Delivered Azahar bin Mohamed Coram Hasan bin Lah Coram Wira Aziah binti Ali Coram

Parties (2)

Ichi-ban Plastic Sdn Bhd dan 5 kes yang lain Respondent TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD Appellant

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (02-20-2015p)