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Consumer Complain No.:48/05

            Complainant                            Vs        Opposite Party / Parties

1. Sanjit Ruhidas                                     (1) Executive Officer – Panchayat Samity, Balurghat
2. Shyamal Ruhidas                                     Po: Balurghat Dist : Dakshin Dinajpur
3. Netai Ruhidas
4. Santosh Ruhidas                                 (2) Station Manager – Balurghat Gr. Electric supply
5. Amal Ruhidas                                          W. B. S. E. B. Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur.
6. Biplab Ruhidas

 Order No.: 10

 Dt. 15.12.2006

Present         (1) Sri S. Bhattacharyya                     President

                        (2) Sri S. K. Ghosh                             Member

            This is to consider of petition of complaint U/s 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, filed by the complainants against the OPs claiming connection of electricity for irrigation purpose.

            Facts of the case, in short, is that the complainants are little farmers who used to consume electricity for irrigation of their lands through Executive Officer Panchayat Samity, Balurghat. They got the supply of electricity during the year 2002 but they could not consume any electricity as the Motor supplied by the Agri Irrigation Department was of high power. Subsequently, the said motor was stolen away by unknown miscreant. Meanwhile W.B.S.E.B Balurghat issued a bill of Rs.71,046/- for consumption of electricity for the year 2002-2003. For non-payment of such amount of bill of W.B.S.E.B (OP No.2) also disconnected the supply of electricity. Hence the complainants are praying for reconnection of the supply of electricity. OP No.2 of W.B.S.E.B Balurghat entered appearance by filing vokalatnama but did not file any written version.

            Point for consideration in this case is whether the complainants are entitled to get relief for as prayed for :-

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Decision with reasons :

            It appears that from the petition of complaint and documents filed that the complainants are all little farmers who used to run their electrical Motor for the purpose of irrigation of their lands through OP No.1 Executive Officer, Panchayat Samity, Balurghat. In fact, the Executive Officer Panchayat Samity (OP No.2) is the consumer as per electric bill, but the said officer has not been made any complain in this case.

            Further, complainants could not also produce any documents that they are users of electric supply bearing Consumer No. S011995, which stands in the name of Executive Officer, Panchayat Samity, Balurghat.

            Therefore, the complainants not being consumers within the meaning of CP Act, are not entitled to get any relief in this case.

            Accordingly, the complaint is dismissed on contest without cost.

            The complaint could not be disposed of within specified period of 90 days, as there was no Member till September 2006.

                                                                                                               By Order of the Forum

             I agree,

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