OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, ANGUL
PRESENT:- SRI DURGA CHARAN MISHRA.
PRESIDENT
A N D
Smt.Sunanda Mallick &Sri K.K.Mohanty,
MEMBER .
Consumer Complaint No.67 of 2012
Date of Filling : -09.07.2012.
Date of Order :- 28.02.2018 .
Dibakar Sahu,S/O.Lakshmidhar Sahu of Vill.,
Chauridiha,P.O.Bonda,P.S.Banarpal,Dist.Angul.
_________________________Complainant.
Vrs.
The Executive Engeer,TED,CESCO,Chainpal,
For the complainant :- Sri B.C.Behera & associates(Advs.).
For the opp.party :- Sri B.P.Mishra & associates(Advs.).
: J U D G E M E N T :
Sri D. C. Mishra, President.
The complainant has filed this case with prayer to direct the opp.parties to take electric bills from him as per actual meter reading and to recover the arrear dues in 3 equal installments and pay costs.
2. Briefly stated the complainant’s case runs thus :-
3. That, the complainant is domestic consumer No. 02023213 under the opp.parties having meter serial number TT 02023213 since long and paying the rent regularly. It is alleged that, though the complainant was paying the bill regularly but in August, 2012 the opp.parties inspected his house and raised the connected load to 3 K.W from existing 1 K.W and gave a bill for a huge amount. As per the advice of the opp.parties, the complainant gave a new meter and the opp.parties installed it after due test and since then the meter is running properly. According to the complainant for the period from November,2011 to July,2012 , the opp.parties whimsically charged for 3 K.W connection load i.e 432 units per month but his consumption was very less. So he has filed this case.
4. The opp.parties have contested the case by filing written version with prayer to dismiss the case on the grounds that after verification of the house of the complainant it was found that he was using electricity for 3 K.W connection load but paying for 1 K.W connection , for which extra charge has been loaded on him.
5. The opp.parties have filed the copy of the consumer billing in respect of the complainant which reveals that as the meter of the consumer was not functioning on average bill of 144 units for connection load of 1 K.W was recovered from the complainant upto October,2011 but after due verification by the opp.parties when the connected load of the complainant was found to be 3 K.W , he was charged for consuming 432 units from November ,2011 to July,2012 .After new meter installation it was found that the consumer was consumed 406 unit in August, 2012, 212units in September,2012 and 180 units in October,2012 . Thus, in August, ,September and October i.e in 3 months the consumed units was 798 units and when calculated the average unit consumed per month is 266 units. Therefore the disputed period is to be calculated , basing on the 3 months average calculation.
Therefore, the units consumed by the complainant from November,2011 to July,2012 should be assessed, basing on the average units consumed by the complainant in August, September and October,2012 i.e average consumption of period was 266 units per months.
Hence order:-
: O R D E R :
The opp.parties are directed to calculate the arrear bill of the complainant from November,2011 to July 2012 as because in successive 3 months he has consumed 266 units per month and accordingly give him a correct bill within 30 days of getting this order. The complainant is allowed to pay the arrear in 2 installments i.e first half in the month of getting the bill and rest half in the next month.
Order delivered in the open forum today the 28th February, 2018 with hand and seal of this Forum.
Typed to my dictation
and corrected by me Sd/-
(Sri D. C. Mishra)
Sd/- President.
(Sri D. C. Mishra)
President.
Sd/- Sd/-
(Sri K.K.Mohanty), (Smt.S.Mallick),
