Lesco barred from severing residential meter of PM aide’s brother
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday restrained the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) from disconnecting residential electricity connection of a brother of Haroon Akhtar, an adviser to prime minister, to recover disputed industrial dues. Justice Jawad Hassan passed the order on a writ petition filed by Ghazi Akhtar Khan. Advocate Malik Bashir Ahmad Khalid argued that the petitioner’s…
Lahore's High Court has put a stop to the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) from turning off the electricity of a brother of Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar. Ghazi Akhtar Khan filed a petition, claiming his residential connection was separate and paid, while a different industrial firm's debt was the issue. Attorney Malik Bashir Ahmad Khalid argued Lesco had no right, under electricity law, to use a domestic customer's service to recover a commercial debt.
He said proper notice was not given before any disconnection attempt. Lesco officials allegedly ignored the petitioner's attempts to communicate. The court asked Lesco to reconsider the matter within two weeks, after hearing all sides, and to refrain from any coercive actions on the residential connection in the meantime.
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