Press Release
Tis
Industrialist,
inspite of paying Rs 1 Lakh penalty, sent to Tihar for stealing power
Gauri Shankar, a cloth merchant and owner
of M/s Gauri Shankar and Sons Co, in Delhi’s bustling Cloth Market of Fatehpuri
is not likely to forget the day in a hurry, when the Court of the Hon’ble
Senior Civil Judge, Tis Hazari, not only dismissed his ‘frivolous’ suit against
BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) but also imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 for
suppressing material facts.
Gauri Shankar – the Plaintiff – had filed
a suit against BYPL and his landlord, seeking a permanent injunction from the
Court, restraining them from disconnecting the electricity to his rented
premises. During examination of the Plaintiff, it was revealed that his
electricity was infact disconnected many days before filing the suit.
The Tis Hazari Court took a very serious note of the misrepresentation
of facts – since the electricity was already disconnected at the premise, the
Plaintiff deliberately misled the court and asked for a restraining order
directing the discom and the landlord not to disconnect the electricity, the
Court not only dismissed his suit – but also imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 – to
be shared equally between BYPL and the land lord.
“This case appears to be a dispute between
a landlord and his tenant. BSES was unnecessarily dragged into the case.
Moreover, the Plaintiff tried to doctor the facts to his advantage. This case
should serve as a lesson to those trying to twist the facts to serve their
vested interests”, said a BSES official.
Inspite of making Rs 1 lakh ‘penalty’ payment, industrialist sent
to Tihar for stealing power
Mohd Aslam – an industrialist, having his
‘Wire Cutting and Spot Welding’ unit in
In February 2008. BYPL’ Enforcement team
had caught Aslam stealing 48 KW of electricity for running his Wire Cutting and
Spot Welding unit. Moreover, his Sanctioned load was a mere 1 KW. Two meters
were found disconnected and bypassed. According to the provisions of the Indian
Electricity Act, 2003, a penalty of Rs 18.69 lakh was imposed on him, of which
the accused paid Rs 1 lakh. Since Aslam did not pay the balance amount, BSES
moved the
Notwithstanding
the plea of the accused that he had already paid Rs 1 lakh as part payment
towards the penalty amount, the Special Court once again rejected his bail plea
and remanded him to 14 days judicial custody.
BSES, Delhi’s premier power distribution
company, is committed to ensuring quality and reliable electricity supply to
all its consumers.
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