High Court notice to Haryana, discoms over fixed power charges

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Updated At : 12:39 PM Jun 24, 2020 IST

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Chandigarh, June 23

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to Haryana and its power distribution companies on two petitions, seeking exemption from fixed power charges on the industry in view of the conditions brought by Covid.

Taking up the petitions filed by the Manufacturers’ Association Faridabad and Haryana Environmental Management Society against the DHBVN, HVPN and UHBVN, Justice Sanjay Kumar fixed July 23 for arguments in the matter.

Claiming that the industry was in distress, senior counsel Chetan Mittal and Vishal Sharma submitted that some states had already announced waiver of fixed power charges. Mittal argued that firms supplying power to state discoms were granted rebate, but the benefit had not been passed on to consumers. —TNS

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