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Electricity theft: Upto 15% concession on settlement of disputes at Lok Adalat on Sept 28 in Pune

During in interaction with the press, Sonal Patil, secretary of Pune District Legal Service Authority (DSLA), cited an MSEDCL circular as per which 10 to 15 per cent concession will be given on the bill and penalty sum to litigants in electricity thefts cases lodged under section 135 of Electricity Act.

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Lok Adalat concessionsPatil said more than 35,000 pending cases are expected to be taken up for settlement in Pune district in the coming Lok Adalat. (File photo)

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) will be giving a discount of 10 to 15 per cent while settling legal disputes over electricity theft during National Lok Adalat scheduled September 28.

During in interaction with the press, Sonal Patil, secretary of Pune District Legal Service Authority (DSLA), cited an MSEDCL circular as per which 10 to 15 per cent concession will be given on the bill and penalty sum to litigants
in electricity thefts cases lodged under section 135 of Electricity Act.

Patil said more than 35,000 pending cases are expected to be taken up for settlement in Pune district in the coming Lok Adalat. These include cases related to bank recovery, labour disputes, matrimonial disputes, property tax disputes, litigation-related water and electricity bills, various civil and revenue cases.

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Patil said the primary goal of Lok Adalat is to readdress quickly and cost-effectively the wide range of civil, criminal and compoundable cases, which reduces the burden on the formal judicial system.

She said 33 cases pending before the Supreme Court were settled during the previous Lok Adalats. Of these, a dispute under Kul Kayda Act, also known as the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Act, was pending in courts since 1968. It was settled during a special Lok Adalat of the Supreme Court, said Patil.

Meanwhile, as per details shared by DLSA, in the last two National Lok Adalats, as many as 26,05,603 disputes were settled.

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