Loadshedding, over-billing: SHC adjourns hearing of plea against K-Electric

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday adjourned the hearing of a petition against unannounced load shedding and over-billing by K-Electric. A two-member judge bench of SHC, headed by Justice Khadim Hussain Sheikh, took up the petition filed by a citizen against the power utility over prolonged power outages and excessive billing.

Court directed the petitioner to come prepared at the next hearing to put forward his arguments on the petition. He submitted before the court that unannounced load-shedding is ongoing in Karachi with the city's sole power distribution company subjecting various areas to up to 12 hours of load-shedding amid hot and humid weather.

He contended that the citizens have fed up due to prolonged load-shedding as no one is giving attention to the city's power woes with political parties just playing politics over the issue.

The petitioners pleaded with the high court to restrain K-Electric from resorting to unannounced power cuts and order the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to take action against the power utility over such practice and negligence.

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