Punjab Haryana High Court suo moto cognizance electricity crisis
Punjab Haryana High Court suo moto cognizance electricity crisis
Punjab Haryana High Court suo moto cognizance electricity crisis. On February 22, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the electricity crisis in Chandigarh. It observed that disruption of power supply could cause irreparable damage to the city. So, it directed the UT Chief Engineer to appear before the court tomorrow to notify the measures being taken to ease up this crisis. The Bench of Justice Ajay Tiwari and Justice Pankaj Jain brought this issue to the notice of the court. UT senior standing counsel Anil Mehta requested the court to get the from the states of Haryana and Punjab to assist the crisis. However, Punjab had shown its inability to send any person.
Why does the electricity crisis happen?
1000 electricians on the midnight of February 21 went on strike against the privatization of the electricity department. UT Powerman union made an announcement that the strike will continue for the next three days.
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[…] gone on strike for three days against the privatization of electricity in Chandigarh. There was a complete blackout in the city. After more than 36 hours of blackout, the electricity was restored. People of Chandigarh and […]