Kerala

Trissur

CC/08/532

Binil.N.M - Complainant(s)

Versus

Kerala State Electricity Board - Opp.Party(s)

Adv.P.V.Shine

11 Jan 2011

ORDER

Complaint Case No. CC/08/532   1. Binil.N.M Nediyedath House,Engandiyoor-Proprietor,B.B.Communication cable T.V Thrissur Kerala ...........Complainant(s) Versus 1. Kerala State Electricity Board Rep by Secretary,TVM Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 2. Asst.engineer Electric Section,vadanappilly Trissur Kerala 3. S.A.In Charge Electrical section,KSEB,Vadanappally Trissur Kerala 4. Executive Engineer KSEB,Thrissur West Division Squad,Thrissur-Chembookavu Trissur Kerala ............Opp.Party(s)

BEFORE:     HONORABLE Padmini Sudheesh PRESIDENT   HONORABLE Rajani P.S. Member   HONORABLE Sasidharan M.S Member

PRESENT:

ORDER     By Smt. Padmini Sudheesh, President:             The complainant is running cable TV communication work and using XV/388 room as the office. The electricity is using in that room and charges are paying regularly. The connection is in the name of landlord. On 11.6.08 the complainant submitted an application to 3rd respondent in order to install power unit of cable TV. But no reply is received from respondents so far. On 5.7.08 the 4th respondent inspected the room and stated that the VII B tariff allotted to complainant is incorrect and insulted him and also disconnected the power supply. There is another room occupied by an Ayurvedic Doctor. The electricity connection of that room was also disconnected. Consequently on 7.7.08 the 3rd respondent issued a bill towards the premises of complainant for an amount of Rs.23,337/- and another bill for Rs.929/- was issued towards the premises of ayurvedic doctor. The complainant is not liable to pay the bill amount. The complainant is living out of the income derived from the cable TV business. The act of respondents is deficiency in service. Hence the complaint.             2. The respondents are called absent and set exparte.             3. In order to prove the case the complainant filed affidavit and Exts. P1 to P5.             4. In the complaint it is stated that the complainant is occupying the room No.XV/388 and the consumer number of that room is B-1067/EGR. According to him, the 3rd respondent issued Ext. P1 notice to realize the amount alleged to be consumed by him. It is also stated in the complaint and in the affidavit that one Ayurvedic Doctor is occupying in another room and the consumer number of that room is B-1204/EGR. The 3rd respondent issued Ext. P3 bill towards that room. In this complaint the complainant sought to restore the power supply which was disconnected by the respondents in both the rooms. The complainant has no locus standi to seek relief for and on behalf of another person. On this ground itself the complaint is liable to be dismissed.             5. In the result, the complaint stands dismissed.           Dictated to the Confidential Assistant, transcribed by her, corrected by me and pronounced in the open Forum, this the 11th day of January 2011.

[HONORABLE Padmini Sudheesh] PRESIDENT   [HONORABLE Rajani P.S.] Member   [HONORABLE Sasidharan M.S] Member