BSNL sent Lok Adalat legal notice for unpaid bill! What to do?

[tr1k0N4]

I also had a Wings connection. They generated the bill for one more year that I did not pay as the service was crappy, to say the least, and I wasn't using it. I thought it wouldn't matter.
Guess what? They sent a notice to my address and I had to visit their office and get the connection closed, after paying the dues.

 

[arjunwa]

So, in short, I need to pay the dues. The sad thing is, I don't even have the old documents to cross-check. It looks like a new kind of scam to me. Sending old users such bills as most of them won't have any documents.

 

[pothi]

I closed the account around covid and I thought the existing advance was enough to close the account. However, the bsnl franchise extended my connection by a month. So, I had a due that was paid only last year, nearly two years later when I received a similar notice. I filled a complaint regarding the same two years ago, but no action was taken. I ended up paying the one month charge. I still keep the documents though.

Basically the closure is done even if there is a due.

 

[TheNuttyNet]

Very unconventional way to generate revenue

 

[alap4m]

The important question is: HOW Much is BSNL asking?
If the amount is less than Rs. 2000, simply pay and get a receipt.
If they are asking for a LOT more, then it could be a scam.
It is critical to visit the local BSNL Office and first confirm if BSNL has indeed sent out the Notice. This could be another scam too.

 

[arjunwa]

@TheNuttyNet that's why they are doomed

 

[anmolbhard004]

@arjunwa try complaining on cpgrams see if it helps in anything.

 

[SVK]

Looks like BSNL is bigger fraud than pvt operators

 

[TheNuttyNet]

No hate but they brought it on themselves.

Recently the retired employees held a rally/campaign in my city to raise awareness about BSNL broadband plans. But i remember some of those employees didn't even lodge my complaint for days and the whole fight is still imprinted in my head.

They literally yelled at me but now they were using announcement speakers for campaign, So even though i feel pity for them but karma has it's own way.

 

[Skye]

@TheNuttyNet Those people don't even want to serve most places unless forced. They were not even trying to provide me BSNL AirFiber, even though their tower is pretty close, according to them. I am kinda thankful for that though. Their own people said RailWire is starting their service here, so I got that. It was pure shit as well but better than BSNL.