law: Electricity Act, 2003
  56. Disconnection of
  
  supply in default of payment.-
  1.     
  
    Where
  
  any person neglects to pay any charge for electricity or any sum other than a
  
  charge for electricity due from him to a licensee or the generating company in
  
  respect of supply, transmission or distribution or wheeling of electricity to
  
  him, the licensee or the generating company may, after giving not less than
  
  fifteen clear days' notice in writing, to such person and without prejudice to
  
  his rights to recover such charge or other sum by suit, cut off the supply of
  
  electricity and for that purpose cut or disconnect any electric supply line or
  
  other works being the property of such licensee or the generating company
  
  through which electricity may have been supplied, transmitted, distributed or
  
  wheeled and may discontinue the supply until such charge or other sum, together
  
  with any expenses incurred by him in cutting off and reconnecting the supply,
  
  are paid, but no longer:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  the supply of electricity shall not be cut off if such person deposits, under
  
  protest,-
  a.      an amount equal to
  
  the sum claimed from him, or
  b.     the electricity
  
  charges due from him for each month calculated on the basis of average charge
  
  for electricity paid by him during the preceding six months, whichever is less,
  
  pending disposal of any dispute between him and the licensee.
  2.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no sum due
  
  from any consumer, under this section shall be recoverable after the period of
  
  two years from the date when such sum became first due unless such sum has been
  
  shown continuously as recoverable as arrear of charges for electricity supplied
  
  and the licensee shall not cut off the supply of the electricity.