Over 20,000 cases to be heard at Karkardooma Court Complex on December 8, 9
Power distribution company BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) will
organise a Lok Adalat on December 8 and 9 for settlement of around
20,000 cases of electricity theft and meter tampering in East and
Central Delhi.
“The Lok Adalat will provide BYPL customers a one-time
opportunity for amicable and on-the-spot settlement of cases relating to
direct theft and meter tampering,” a BYPL official said.
Cases involving sums of up to Rs 25 lakh will be taken up at the
Lok Adalat, which is to be held in the Karkardooma Court Complex over
the weekend.
“To ensure the success of the Lok Adalat, BYPL is taking all
possible steps to inform eligible customers through various channels.
Besides sending notices, the company is also running radio spots on
popular FM stations,” BYPL CEO Ramesh Narayanan said.
He said around 20,000 letters and notices have been sent to the
customers and litigants concerned. Of these, the maximum number of cases
(3,825) are from Yamuna Vihar.
The company said in case of a default, it will initiate criminal
proceedings against defaulters as per provisions of the 2003 Electricity
Act.
The Lok Adalat will take up all power theft cases, including
those pending before various courts in Delhi, including the Special
Court of Electricity, Karkardooma and Tis Hazari courts.
A BYPL official said consumers who wish to settle their power theft cases can either attend in person or through their advocates
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