Haryana

StateCommission

A/618/2015

ANIL KUMAR - Complainant(s)

Versus

DHBVNL - Opp.Party(s)

SHASHI KANT GUPTA

12 Aug 2015

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                                 

                                      First Appeal No.           618 of 2015

                                      Date of Institution:       22.07.2015

                                      Date of Decision:         12.08.2015

 

Anil Kumar son of Sh. Chhote Lal, resident of Mohalla Sarai, Mahendergarh.

                             Appellant-Complainant

Versus

1.      Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Mahendergarh through D.G.M. Operation Division, Mahendergarh.

 

2.      Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Mahendergarh through A.G.M Operation City Sub Division, Mahendergarh.

                                      Respondents-Opposite Parties

 

CORAM:             Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh, President.

                             Mr. B.M. Bedi, Judicial Member.

                             Mr. Diwan Singh Chauhan, Member.                                                                                 

Present:              Shri Shashi Kant Gupta, Advocate for appellant.

 

                                                   O R D E R

 

NAWAB SINGH J, (ORAL)

 

Anil Kumar-complainant (appellant) applied for electric connection of the shop in the name of his mother Smt. Chameli Devi and deposited Rs.3450/- with the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL). When the connection was not released, Chhote Lal-father of complainant sought an information under Right to Information Act from DHBVNL.  DHBVNL released the electric connection only in record but it was factually never released.  Hence, the complaint.

2.      In its reply, DHBVNL pleaded that on April 15^th, 2011, DHBVNL gave direction on telephone to release the electric connection by installing the meter of the Nigam but the said electric connection could not released on account of non-availability of electric meter.  When the electric meter was available with the DHBVNL, the electric connection was released to the complainant on December 05^th, 2012. 

3.      The complaint was partly accepted by the District Forum vide order dated April 21^st, 2015 and awarded Rs.5000/- as compensation to the complainant for mental agony and harassment.   

4.      Aggrieved of the order, the complainant has filed the present appeal.  

5.      Learned counsel for the appellant has urged that the amount of compensation awarded is on lower side and deserves enhancement.

6.      Indisputably, the electric connection has ready been released to the complainant.  The District Forum directed the DHBVNL to pay Rs.5000/- as compensation for mental agony and harassment.  This Commission is of the view that the complainant-appellant has been adequately compensated and no case for interference in the impugned order is made out.

7.      The appeal is therefore dismissed.

  

Announced 12.08.2015

(Diwan Singh Chauhan) Member

(B.M. Bedi) Judicial Member

(Nawab Singh) President

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