Power major BSES settled over 2,000 cases of theft over the weekend in a Lok Adalat, surpassing previous records witnessed during similar initiatives in the past.
A joint initiative of BRPL (BSES Rajdhani) and Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA), the drive organised at the Saket District Court premises settled a total of 2,135 cases with corresponding monetary value of over Rs 20 crore.
The discom offered on-the-spot settlement for its customers in both Direct Theft and Meter Tampering cases, besides taking up cases where the customers had already moved the Court.
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"For the customers, it meant an opportunity to amicably settle their cases and an escape from a prolonged and an expensive legal process. For an over worked judiciary, it meant some burden off their Courts," a BSES spokesperson said.
The two-day 'paperless drive' also managed save 30,000 A4 size sheets, the official said.
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