Haryana State Electricity Board through its Additional Executive Engineer

[Sidhant]

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION,
UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH.


Appeal case No.1861/2002/RBT/1545/2008

Date of decision :8.7.2009

1. Haryana State Electricity Board through its Additional Executive Engineer, City Sub-Division, Atlas Road, District Sonepat.

2. Executive Engineer, City Division, HSEB, Sector-14, Sonepat.

3. HSEB, Shakti Bhawan, Panchkula through its Secretary …Appellants
Versus
Sh.Ram Chander son of Sh.Udmi Ram, resident of village Behalgarh, Tehsil & District Sonepat.

-- Respondent




Appeal U/s 15 of Consumer Protection Act,1986 against

order dated 24.7.2002 passed by Consumer Disputes

Redressal Forum-Sonepat.



Present: Sh.Anil Gahlawat,,advocate for appellants.





BEFORE : Hon’ble Mr.Justice Pritam Pal, President

Maj.Gen.S.P.Kapoor (Retd.),Member





JUDGMENT

8.7.2009



Justice Pritam Pal, President





1. This appeal by Haryana State Electricity Board etc. is directed against the order dated 24.7.2002 passed by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sonepat (hereinafter to be referred as District Consumer Forum) whereby complaint filed by Sh.Ram Chander respondent was allowed partly and consequently appellants were directed to withdraw the electricity bill of Rs.17,591/- payable upto 6.5.98 and the same time they were also directed to overhaul the account of respondent for the period from November,97 till the date of disputed period on the basis of taking the reading of consumed units for six months onwards from the date of replacement of defective meter . Further respondent was also granted Rs.500/- as litigation expenses.

2.. In nutshell the facts culminating to the commencement of this appeal may be recapitulated thus ;

Sh.Ram Chander, complainant/respondent (hereinafter to be referred as complainant) is consumer of Opposite parties/appellants(hereinafter to be referred as OPs) vide electricity power connection bearing No.FP-3/41. He was making payment of the electricity power consumed regularly. In the month of May,97 OPs had changed the working power connection meter installed at the flour mill of the complainant as per their new policy and for that they also charged Rs.1000/- for replacement of meter from the complainant vide SCR No.286/35/94 dated 16.5.97 and MCO No.12/48 but the meter which was changed became defective then OPs started issuing bills on average basis which were also deposited by the complainant but he made a complaint for the change of that defective meter and also to overhaul his account. In that behalf a written representation was also made on 13.11.97 but OPs issued bill for a sum of Rs.5120/- again on average basis payable upto 3.4.98. Same was then also deposited vide receipt No.276 book NO.18446. However, again in the latter bill this amount of Rs.5120/- which had already been deposited was included and total sum of Rs.11916.30p was then demanded through the disputed bill which was to be paid by 6th May,98. All these acts on the part of OPs have been termed as deficiency in service. In the reply it was admitted that electricity meter installed at the premises of complainant was dead since 1997. However, the same was later on replaced. It was also admitted that OPs had issued bills on the average basis. It was further submitted before the District Forum that as per rules and circular the complainant was bound to pay a sum of Rs.17255.05 paise including the amount of Rs.5120/- incorporated in the earlier bill. Ultimately OPs contended for dismissal of the complaint. As stated in the earlier part of the judgment the complaint was allowed partly. This is how feeling aggrieved, OPs have come up in this appeal.

3. After hearing learned counsel for appellants and going through material the point in issue, which stuck in our mind, is that what were rules and circular on the basis of which the inflated bill of Rs.17591/- was prepared for payment by the respondent. In this regard counsel for appellants was asked to point out those rules/circular or copy of the ledger, if any. Thereupon he was unable to show anything on the file in that behalf .

4. Faced with these circumstances we have no option but to dismiss this appeal. Accordingly same is hereby dismissed leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Certified copies of this order be communicated to the parties, free of charge. The file be consigned to records.





Announced ( Justice Pritam Pal)(Retd.)

8th July.,2009 President



(Maj.Gen.S.P.Kapoor )(Retd.)

Member

[akashdeep40@gmail.com]

To
Haryana State Electricity Board
I am Akash from village tosham. we have a huge problam of power cut now. its approximately 12 to 14 hours per day. In TOSHAM VILLAGE am living in MANSHA COLONY, NEAR POLICE STATION. But problam is this our colony electricity connection is not connected with TOSAM VILLAGE rather it is connected with any other village. we want to connect our connect our electricity line with TOSHAM VILLAGE because in TOSHAM there is not so much power cut problam.
We already submitted a written application to the SDM of tosham but still no action is taken by him. And its not only my problam but its a problam of our whole colony. You know very well these are very hot day and without power its so tough to persist in these hot days.
So its my humble request to you to solve our problam as soon as possible.
we will be very thankfull to you,

AKASH
WARD - 1
MANSA COLONY,
VILLAGE - TOSHAM
DISTRICT - BHIWANI
STATE - HARYANA
PIN CODE - 127040

[rajeev.sandal]

#239,
SURYA NAGAR PHASE I ,
SECTOR 91
FARIDABAD

To
Haryana State Electricity Board
Sector 37
Faridabad


I am bearer of Electric connection bearing no SN110392. At my residential address #239,sector 91, Surya Nagar Phase -1 Faridabad i.e. ONE ROOM ACCOMODATION.

In this connection I wish to apprise you that I have received Bill bearing reading date 3.08.2011-for Rs 6373.00 against electricity consumption of units (not mentioned) i.e Opening reading(not mentioned) and closing reading (not mentioned). This was to be paid on or before 24.10.11.

I have deposited the bill vide your receipt no-Nil dated 18.10.11
Actual closing meter reading reading as on date 27.11.2011 is 1006 i.e after about 4 months.

I wish to inform you that I am not in a position to bear such a huge amount at a stretch . so you are requested to prepare the Electricity Bill on the basis of actual consumption and on its due time only.
Thanking you

Yours Sincerely

(Rajeev Kumar Sandal)
Elec Connection SN110392