public utility service
Ambika.S
(Querist) 27 July 2008
This query is : Resolved
What are public utility services?
whether pvt companies registered doing tele-call services come under them. eg. Air-tele, spice, reliance etc.,
Guest
(Expert) 28 July 2008
Public Utility services are usually the services governed by the Essential Services Management ACt.
They include Telephones.
SANJAY DIXIT
(Expert) 28 July 2008
Public Utility Services :
A private business organization, subject to governmental regulation, that provides an essential commodity or service, such as water, electricity, transportation, or communication, to the public.
Yes. Telephone service comes under it.
Murali Krishna
(Expert) 29 July 2008
A ‘Public Utility Service’, defined by Sec.22A(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, means any-
(i) transport service for the carriage of passengers or goods by air, road or water; or
(ii) postal, telegraph or telephone service; or
(iii) supply of power, light or water to the public by any establishment; or
(iv) system of public conservancy or sanitation; or
(v) service in hospital or dispensary; or
(vi) insurance service
(vii) banking institutions & other financial institutions (included by
G.O.Rt.No.1839 Law (LA& J – Home Courts.A1) Department dt.12.12.2006.
