UTTAR HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND ANOTHER vs PERMANENT LOK ADALAT AND ANOTHER

CWP-9711-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 114 CWP-9711-2026 Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and another …Petitioners Versus Permanent Lok Adalat and another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr. Manan Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking setting aside of award dated 05.01.2026 whereby Permanent Lok Adalat, Panchkula (for short ‘PLA’) has allowed petition of respondent No.2-M/s Krishna Screening Plant. 2. The petitioner is a Public Sector Undertaking of State of Haryana. It is engaged in the supply of electricity. Its officials visited premises of respondent No.2 and found that meter installed in its premises was operating slow by 62.09%. The petitioner issued memo dated 02.08.2023 raising demand of ₹5,53,596/-. The respondent approached learned PLA seeking setting aside of demand notice. The petitioner filed reply. Learned PLA framed issues for settlement. The parties could not amicably settle the issue, thus, learned PLA adjudicated the matter o