Aptel hires 8 legal professionals to solve discom issue
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel) has initiated action on overdue payments of nearly Rs 52,000 crore by state electricity distribution utilities to power plants and has appointed eight independent legal professionals called ‘amicus curiae’ to assist the court in resolving the issues plaguing the power sector.
The bench comprising Aptel chairperson Manjula Chellur, besides technical members SD Dubey and Ravindra Kumar Verma, appointed the amicus curiae to assist the tribunal and has asked all stakeholders to place their problems and suggestions so that suitable orders can be passed to state electricity regulators.
