New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday disposed of a plea filed against the erstwhile Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government's decision to give 50 percent waiver on pending power bills of 24,036 consumers.<br /><br />The consumers had stopped payment of their dues during their Aam Aadmi Party's "bijli satyagraha", from October 2012 to December 2013.<br /><br />A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw disposed of the plea after an affidavit filed by the city government said it has not made any provision in the budget for funds to finance the subsidy on electricity as promised by the erstwhile AAP regime.<br /><br />The court said that as the AAP government was not in power in Delhi at present, there were less chances of implementation of the power waiver decision.<br /><br />It said if at all in future any government takes this decision, the court can be approached again.<br /><br />The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Vivek Narayan Sharma, who sought quashing of the AAP government's decision to give 50 percent waiver on pending bills of the 24,036 consumers and to close power theft cases registered against 2,508 consumers last year.<br /><br />On Feb 12, the AAP government, two days before it resigned, announced it would provide 50 percent waiver on the pending bills and also decided to waive the penalties for default.<br /><br />The plea said that such an action of the government to close theft cases was like "sponsoring and abetting criminal/terrorism acts and acts against rule of law and constitution".<br /><br />Shortly after its formation, the AAP had launched a "bijli satyagraha" alleging that power bills in Delhi were inflated. As part of the campaign, Kejriwal urged people of Delhi to stop paying their bills, the plea said.<br /><br />During October 2012 to December 2013, the authorities disconnected 2,508 electricity meters for non-payment of bills, following which many people allegedly started stealing power. Numerous theft cases are pending in courts.<br /><br />The plea said the AAP was enticing the public to follow no rules, and the estimated loss to public exchequer because of the move was around Rs.6 crore.<br /><br />Filing an affidavit for the Delhi government, deputy secretary of power Madhu Sudan had said that in the absence of availability of funds, it was not possible to implement the decision of the erstwhile Delhi cabinet for providing relief to the electricity consumers who stopped paying their bills.
Nuh Violence: America issued a statement regarding Nuh violence, said- all parties should avoid violence, maintain peace
The fire of violence that broke out after the attack on a procession in Nuh spread across South Haryana for the fourth day on Thursday. To maintain peace and public order in Gurugram and neighboring
Report of Moga, the hot seat of Punjab: Malvika, who came into politics due to social work, supported brother Sonu Sood more than Congress, AAP's craze among voters
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who came into the limelight with the help of the poor during the Corona period, is still busy in social work. Whether it is to take the injured victims of the accident in
Harbhajan Singh got angry at the comparison of Mohammad Rizwan with MS Dhoni, scolded the Pakistani journalist, and asked- 'What are you saying, brother'
Former Indian team off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has slammed a Pakistani journalist. The Pakistani journalist compared Mohammad Rizwan to India's two-time world champion captain, excellent finisher, and
'Indians deserve this', Tahawwur Rana had told David Headley after the Mumbai attacks; America revealed many secrets
Tahawwur Rana, accused of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited from the US to India. Rana played an important role in plotting the Mumbai attacks along with David Headley.
World Bank: Migrant workers sent the most money to India, for the first time a country's remittance crossed $100 billion
India is at the forefront of earning remittances (money sent by migrants to their native countries) compared to other countries. A World Bank report states that India's remittance is expected to reach
The LAC was last shot in 1975, but the biggest confrontation on Monday after 1967
The violent clash between the Indian and Chinese armies in the Galvan Valley of Ladakh has made the relationship between the two countries extremely tense. In this incident, 20 soldiers of the Indian
Bigg Boss 19: Malti threatens to expose Ashnoor, actress gets furious on hearing Abhishek's name
The reality show Bigg Boss Season 19 is nearing its finale, and the atmosphere in the house is deteriorating day by day. Ashnoor Kaur and Malti Chahar had been friends for some time, but now a rift
Important order of Supreme Court on migrant laborers - send home in 15 days, go back for lockdown violation cases
Due to the lockdown, the Supreme Court has given an important order on Tuesday about migrant workers stranded in various states across the country. The court said that the migrant laborers should be
EC says there is no issue in EVM Machine
On Wednesday the Election Commission discharged trepidations expressed by Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal that certain electronic voting machines had been “fiddled” with to favour
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3: Karthik Aryan said in fans' responses to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, 'I am also for the film...'
Kartik Aaryan is busy promoting 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' these days. Kartik Aaryan has expressed excitement about his upcoming 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. He has also spoken about the love the fans are giving to
