High Court Pulls Up HPSEBL, Imposes ₹25,000 Penalty for Illegal Electricity Supply
T he High Court of Himachal Pradesh in the matter of CWP No 2791 of 2020 titled as Roshan Lal versus Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited and others imposed cost Rs 25,000/- for supplying electricity in the disputed premises by affixing a meter in the name of the private respondent, despite the undisputed fact that the petitioner has filed a civil suit which is pending adjudication before the trial court and operation of stay order of the trial court is continued. the Hon'ble Court directed to recover the cost from the officer who was at the helm of the affairs at that relevant point of time, when the electricity meter was installed in the disputed premises.