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ARUN BHANSALI
Salasar Highway Pvt Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Jodhpur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. – Respondent
ORDER
1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner aggrieved against the order dated 21.09.2021 (Annex.11), whereby the Permanent Lok Adalat, Churu has rejected the application filed by the petitioner under Section 22-C of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
2. The petitioner filed application, inter-alia, aggrieved against the electricity consumption bill issued to it. Allegations were made that Assistant Engineer, Mr. Hanuman Singh Jahkar, who commutes on the National Highway and was told to pay the toll tax, did not want to pay and, therefore, on account of said, the demand has been raised against the petitioner. Submissions were made that on receiving the demand, the petitioner approached the Superintending Engineer, who has refused to correct the bill and, therefore, the respondents be directed to prepare a fresh bill and seek the same from the petitioner. Allegations were also made that the petitioner has been singled out for the treatment, whereas no demand has been raised qua similarly placed persons.
3. Reply to application was filed by the respondents while denying all the averments contained therein and it was submitted that deficiency was found in recording
The court upheld the rejection of the application by the Permanent Lok Adalat based on lack of evidence and failure to establish the defect in the meter.
The court upheld the jurisdiction of the Permanent Lok Adalat in cases where the liability has been imposed in violation of principles of natural justice.
The court distinguished between billing disputes and supply of electricity issues, emphasizing the necessity of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms established by statutes.
Section 22(C) determine jurisdiction of Permanent Lok Adalat and it adumbrate that the Permanent Lok Adalat shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of any matter relating to an offence, which is compo....
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the principles of natural justice, objectivity, fair play, equity, and other principles of justice as outlined in Section 22D of the Legal ....
A party must have standing to deny an electricity connection to another party based on outstanding amounts at previous premises.
Permanent Lok Adalat lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes without mutual consent and must facilitate settlement instead of mimicking formal court proceedings.
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