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2021 Supreme(P&H) 848

ALKA SARIN
Naveen Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Naveen Kumar, Advocate, Mr.Rahul Makkar, Advocate, for the Appellant, Mr. Rajesh Gaur, Addl. A.G. Haryana, for the Respondent.

ORDER

Alka Sarin, J. - Heard through video conferencing.

2. The present writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is directed inter alia against the impugned order/award dated 24.12.2020 (Annexure P-5) passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat for Public Utility Services, Rohtak (hereinafter referred to as the 'Lok Adalat') whereby the petition (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioner under Section 22C(1) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the 'LSA Act') was partly allowed. Challenge is also made to the impugned order dated 11.01.2021 (Annexure P-9) whereby the petitioner's review application was rejected by the Lok Adalat.

3. The brief facts, relevant to the present Us, are that the petitioner is a consumer of electricity. In July 2018, the petitioner filed an application (Annexure P-2) before the Lok Adalat under Section 22C(1) of the LSA Act raising disputes regarding his electricity connection and billing. Respondent No.1 filed its reply (Annexure P-3) to the said application. Thereafter, conciliation proceedings were undertaken by the Lok Adalat which did not bear fruit. On 16.03.2020 the Lok Adalat suggested the following terms

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