After power outage, HC requests CS address the power issue, terms the situation “pathetic”
Srinagar: After a “complete” power failure in the Srinagar wing of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, the Court on Monday requested the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory to solve the electricity issue of the Court.
A Division Bench of the Court on Monday raised serious concerns when the High Court encountered a power failure during court hours.
Justices Moksha Khajuria Kazmi and Atul Sreedharan, while expressing their dismay over the power failure at the Srinagar wing of the Court, termed the situation “pathetic and unbelievable.”
“During court hours (on Monday), the High Court suffered a complete power failure. The generator is also not working. There are no lights. The air heating unit (AHU) is also not functional. It is pathetic and unbelievable that this is the condition of the Srinagar Wing of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh,” the Court observed.
It added that the power failure took place at about 9:45 am and was not restored when this order was passed at about 11.28 am.
“The matter has gone from bad to worse,” the Court observed.
The Division Bench observed that there is a permanent solution that is required to address the power crisis.
“This Court requests the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory to pass the necessary orders to solve this problem forthwith. The solution may vary from having a separate power line to the High Court that does not experience any downtime and also being supported by generators of such capacity that can power the entire High Court and also the air heating unit without interruption if the dedicated power supply to the High Court fails,” the Court recorded.