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Punjab and Haryana High Court
Decided on: 18.07.2024

Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), Section 22C – Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), Section 42 -- Public Utility service – Electricity billing dispute – Alternative dispute redressal mechanism -- Prima facie the dispute does not pertain to ‘supply of electricity' and rather it is a ‘billing dispute’ – Being the technical dispute the legislature provided for the dispute redressal mechanism under the Act – Dispute essentially and primarily required to be raised before the forum so prescribed under the Statute – Proceedings before Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services) not maintainable.

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