Power tussle: Businessmen Group files suit against KESC
Teli said that the Sindh High Court has been requested to stop KESC from personal victimisation.
KARACHI:
Chairman Businessmen Group - the ruling group in Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) - Siraj Kassam Teli has filed a suit on Wednesday against Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) accusing the utility of personal victimisation.
In a KCCI press release on Wednesday, Teli said that the Sindh High Court has been requested to stop KESC from personal victimisation. Teli said that the electricity connections of his home and factory have been disconnected for more than three weeks just because they raise voice against the utility company.
The court order said, “It is hereby ordered that you the defendant (KESC) above named be and are hereby directed that no coercive action shall be taken against the plaintiffs’ factories or residence.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2012.
Chairman Businessmen Group - the ruling group in Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) - Siraj Kassam Teli has filed a suit on Wednesday against Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) accusing the utility of personal victimisation.
In a KCCI press release on Wednesday, Teli said that the Sindh High Court has been requested to stop KESC from personal victimisation. Teli said that the electricity connections of his home and factory have been disconnected for more than three weeks just because they raise voice against the utility company.
The court order said, “It is hereby ordered that you the defendant (KESC) above named be and are hereby directed that no coercive action shall be taken against the plaintiffs’ factories or residence.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2012.