Ludhiana, Nov. 24 -- Highlighting yet another alarming case of faulty billing practices, the Punjab electricity ombudsman has come down heavily on the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for issuing an inflated electricity bill (demand notice) of Rs.12.82 lakh to a Ludhiana based restaurant owner Ankit Aggarwal, after allowing a defective electricity meter to run unchecked for nearly six months.

According to Ombudsman, Aggarwal's electricity meter had stopped recording readings properly in June 2024. Despite this, PSPCL failed to replace the faulty device within the mandatory 10 to 15 days as required under the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) guidelines. Instead, the utility continued to generate bills b...