Delhi

North East

CC/26/2023

SARITA - Complainant(s)

Versus

NEMPRATAP SINGH - Opp.Party(s)

10 Feb 2023

ORDER

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GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

D.C. OFFICE COMPLEX, BUNKAR VIHAR, NAND NAGRI, DELHI-93

 

Complaint Case No.26/23

 

In the matter of:

 

	Ms. Sarita W/o Shri Sanjeev Kumar R/o House No.429-E, Rajeev Gandhi Gali, East Babarpur, Shahdara, Delhi-110032	Complainant
	Versus
1.           2.	Sh. Nem Pratap Singh Nam Pratap Singh, Junior Engineer Electric, Sub Station Burjua House, Chatinya Vihar, Vrindavan, Mathura, UP. PIN 281121   Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. Through Junior Engineer At: Vrindavan, District Mathura, U.P.	Opposite Parties

 

CORAM:

Surinder Kumar Sharma, President

Anil Kumar Bamba, Member

Adarsh Nain, Member

 

ORDER

      Anil Kumar Bamba, Member

The Complainant has filed the present complaint under Section 35 of the Consumer protection Act, 2019.

1. The case of the Complainant is that he is the registered owner of LIG flat no. 08/F04, Second Floor, Rukmani Vihar, Awasiya yojna, Sector-2, Vrandavan, Mathura, UP. The Complainant was in dire need of electricity connection. The Complainant visited Opposite Party No.2 and meet Opposite Party No.1 authorized representative of Opposite Party No.2 i.e. electricity service provider. Then Opposite Party No.1 directed the Complainant to meet his employee Amar Singh and on directions of Opposite Party No.1 he demanded Rs. 10,000/- for electricity connection and husband of Complainant paid Rs. 10,000/- for four electricity connections. On 21.08.17 Amar singh made phone call demanding additional amount of Rs. 13,600/- as bribe and husband of Complainant recorded the call and sent the Complainant to Vidyut Department and other higher authorities. The Complainant applied for new electricity connection with Opposite Party No.2 and paid Rs. 2,125/- vide receipt no. 357549754266 and deposited Rs. 100/- vide receipt no. 357549755096 dated 07.09.17 and electricity connection was provided w.e.f 08.09.17. On 08.09.18 Opposite Party No.1 made complaint against Complainant for not depositing arrear bills and thefts alleged to have enmity as Complainant made complaint against Amar singh employee of Opposite Party No.2 in this regard Opposite Party No.1 made false complaint against Complainant in police station and Gaurav Tyagi police official made call to Complainant in off hours and narrated the complaint to Complainant, the Complainant let out her flat to her tenant namely Somdatt Solanki  who vacated the flat in 2008. It is further stated that Complainant made request to Vidyut Department to provide details of electricity bill but department did not provide any bill. The Vidyut Department also give the finding dated 26.09.18 mentioned that “ This complaint is related to EE EUDD-II, Vrindaban, Concerning SDO informed that the consumer lived out of State and all the bill are provided to the tenant of consumer residing in that house, when the tenant did not pay bills then connection had been disconnected, kindly remove it from our end”. The tenant vacant flat in august 2008 and did not pay bill to Opposite Party No.2  and the electricity connection was disconnected on 21.08.18 and issued a bill for arrears for a sum of Rs. 14,050/- and Complainant made request to tenant to pay the bills but tenant ignored the request.  Complainant has prayed for Rs. 5,00,000/- for mental agony and Rs. 11,000/- as litigation charges.
2. We have heard the husband of Complaint on the point of admission and we have also perused the file. After carefully going through the documents submitted by the Complainant he failed to establish any deficiency of service on the part of Opposite Party.
3. In view of above discussion, we did not see any ground to admit the complaint. The complaint is dismissed.
4. Order announced on 10.02.23.

Copy of this order be given to the Complainant free of cost.

File be consigned to Record Room.

 

(Anil Kumar Bamba)           Member

(Adarsh Nain)     Member

(Surinder Kumar Sharma) President