Residents’ association moves HC against Centre’s decision to privatise Chandigarh Electricity Department

A group of residents of Chandigarh under the banner of Federation of Sectors Welfare Association, Chandigarh (FOSWAC) has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking to quash the decision of the central government to privatise the functions of the Electricity Wing of the Engineering Department of Chandigarh. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on Monday is scheduled to come up for hearing on May 30, next year.

The petitioners through counsel, Dhiraj Chawla, contended that their grievance is against the privatisation of Chandigarh Electricity Department by selling its 100 percent stake. The FOSWAC has sought to quash the government decision dated May 12, 2020, of the Union (Ministry of Power & Renewable Energy)