The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to take action against K-Electric.
The Sindh High Court (SHC) two-member bench, headed by Justice Irfan Saadat Khan ordered NEPRA to take all legal actions against K-Electric, adding that the city’s sole power utility should also follow NEPRA’s orders.
The SHC bench had reserved its verdict after Monday’s proceedings on a petition filed by social activist Karamat Ali on unannounced load shedding by power utility.
On Monday, the petitioner’s lawyer, Faisal Siddiqui, said an entire area should not be deprived of electricity if one person defaults on paying the bills. He added that even if it is the matter of theft, the person committing the crime should bear the brunt of the power cuts, not those in the adjoining houses.
Officials of the power utility were also present at the hearing.
