More than 2,000 cases of power theft that amounted to over Rs.20 crore in dues were settled over the weekend at a Lok Adalat organised at the Saket district court here.
Paperless session
As per a statement issued on Monday, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and the Delhi State Legal Services Authority were able to settle 2,135 power theft cases on December 10 and 11. Being a “green and paper-less” Lok Adalat, the session was able to save 30,000 A4-size sheets of paper, said the BRPL statement. There were no physical files involved as all documents were available on 24 computers set up for the Lok Adalat.
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Amicable settlement
The Lok Adalat gave customers from south and west Delhi an opportunity to settle their cases amicably. The cases pertained to both direct theft and meter tampering.