A case was forwarded by Superintending Engineer (NSKC), Nasik, seeking permission to give temporary supply to a single contractor who will arrange to supply electricity to individual shop owners, who sell fire-crackers during Diwall season.

The Board vide its Resolution 1770 dt. 12.6.79 accorded it's post- facto approval to the above case and decided as follows:

Common connection to a single agency/consumer can be given, provided he furnishes an undertaking that he shall not engage in the business of supply energy, but merely share electricity supplied by the Board with a specified No. of Fire Cracker Stall owners and will not earn any profit in the process. It is essential that an undertaking to this effect is obtained from such consumer in orderto satisfy the provision of section 28 of I.E.Act., 1910 as well as condition 24 of the Board's standard "Conditions & Miscellaneous Charges."

As per our conditions of supply, initially such temporary supply may be given for a period not exceeding one month but the supply can be extended for further periods not exceeding one month on each occasion.

In this connection the Board has also resolved that the powers to decide such cases in future be delegated to the Chairman, provided that such temporary supply of energy should be for a maximum period of 3 months only. This restriction shall apply to the present case also.

Sd/- Dy. Chief Engineer (Commercial)