Punjab and Haryana High Court takes suo motu cognizance of electricity crisis in Chandigarh

Taking suo motu cognizance of the electricity crisis in Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday observed disruption of power supply could cause irrevocable damage before directing the UT Chief Engineer to appear tomorrow “to apprise the Court about the measures being taken to alleviate this crisis”.

The Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Pankaj Jain asserted it had been brought to the Court’s notice that power supply to large parts of Chandigarh had been disrupted. In the circumstances, it was constrained to take up the matter on the judicial side and had consequently requested the UT senior standing counsel Anil Mehta to apprise the Court of the arrangements the Administration was making to prevent undue hardship to the residents.