Punjab Government Issue Stay on new Tariff Plan !

In the beginning of second week of this month that is on 8th September,2009 Punjab Government took decision to reschedule tariff and fees structure of some services’ and among them on top of was Electricity and Court fees but Individual, Industrialists, political parties and lawyer uproar a lot and protest against these hike because general view was that Electricity supply is not normal and Punjab State Electricity Board on an average daily basis meeting electricity demand through power cut of seven to eight hours in cities but Electricity Supply situation in rural areas are much more worse as there is huge gap for years in Punjab between demand and supply and that’s not all along with it to add insult to injury these new Tariff plan will be effective from 1st April,2009 because people and Industry pass the time of summer with heavy cuts then it’s ridiculous to give money of black out period also, it will be better if first they increase the generation of Electricity, stop giving subsidies to some sections of society and do actively raid on individuals and groups which are involve in the theft of power. Officials keep on ignore public agitation and demands for roll back of new tariff plan of electricity, other then Electricity dearer second was increase in court fees which made lawyers furious and they were not attending courts in protest of increase fees structure and choose the way of protest to pressure government so that government should reconsider there decision.
     Today in The Punjab and Haryana High Court two judges bench comprises Chief Justice Honourable Mr. JusticeT.S.Thakur and Honourable Mr. Justice K.S.Ahluwalia bar on increase court fees by Punjab Government and next hearing will be held in this case on 17th November,2009 it mean that now court fees will be collected as per old structure which is good and pleasing news for people of Punjab whose cases’ are in court or new cases’ which are going to proceed, Punjab Chief Minister Media Advisor Mr. Harbans Bains while passing on information said that chief Minister of Punjab has constitute committee having six members team which are having members finance commissioner (Revenue) and bar council five members.
   Second good news for residents of Punjab came when in the evening Punjab Government announced that people will get Electricity bills based on old tariff plan and Punjab Chief Minister constitute committee of four members which are Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, Manoranjan Kalia, Sukhdev Singh Dhingsa and Balram Ji dass Tandon and asked them to summit there proposal and recommendations on to increase electricity prices’ and Government will take decision on price hike of electricity only after committee submit its report and till then people can breath relax.
       So yesterday was the big relief day for the residents of Punjab as Electricity and court fees both will have huge impact on to there budgets with new tariff plan and fees structure and that’s not all Punjab Government was also planning to increase bus fares. In totality what makes Punjab government to issue stay on both,people have different opinion like somebody are saying it is because pressure by there alliance party B.J.P., protest across all the section of society individual, industrialists and political parties and bar by The Punjab and Haryana High Court on new court fees structure until next hearing that is on 17th November, 2009 but there is no doubt that it will increase state government problem as they have to look now another alternative way to generate revenue which will be helpful to reduce there some financial burden.