Orissa

Jajapur

CC/26/2014

Sulochana Devi(Mishra) - Complainant(s)

Versus

Regional Director(NESCO) Elect - Opp.Party(s)

Ld.Adv

15 Dec 2014

ORDER

IN THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, JAJPUR.

                                                        Present:  1.Shri Biraja Prasad Kar, President,

                                                                        2.Sri Pitabas Mohanty, Member,

                                                                        3.Miss Smita Ray, Lady Member

                                       Dated the  15th day of December,2014.

                                       C.C.Case No.26 of 2014

 

Sulochana Devi (Mishra)  W/O pranakrushna Mishra

Vill/P.O. Rajendrapur, P.S.Kuakhia

Dist.Jajpur.                                                                                    …… ……....Complainant .                                                                       .

                   (Versus)

1.Regional Director (NESCO) At.Januganja (Balasore),

   P.O/P.S/Dist. Balasore.

2. Superintending Engineer (Elect)NESCO Electrical Circle, J.K.Road

    P.O/P.S/ Jajpur Road ,Dist. Jajpur.

3. Executive Engineer (NESCO) Elect. At. Kuakhia   P.O. Rasulpur

   Via. Kabirpur, Dist .jajpur.

4. S.D.O,(NESCO) Elect. At. Kuakhia, P.O. Rasulpur, Via. Kabirpur

 Dist. Jajpur.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                      …………………..Opp.Parties.

For the Complainant:                             Self.

For the Opp.Parties No.1 and 2:           None.

For the Opp.Parties No.3 and 4             Debadatta Panda,S.D.O.(Elect),Kuakhia.                                                                             

                                                                    Date of order:  15.12 . 2014.

MISS SMITA RAY, LADY  MEMBER .

                        The petitioner has filed the present dispute against the O.Ps., since the O.Ps. have assessed electricity dues against the petitioner on load factor through the meter which has been installed in the premises of the petitioner is in running condition.

                        The facts as stated by the petitioner in her complain petition shortly is that the petitioner is a electrical consumer under the O.Ps. and as against the electricity consumption the petitioner though is paying the electricity dues regularly but due to illegal assessment the petitioner not only intimated her grievance to the O.Ps. in several times but also due to non-compliance of the disputed bill the petitioner had lodged her grievance in the Hon’ble G.R.F, Jajpur Road. The Hon’ble G.R.F also directed the O.Ps.to revise the disputed electricity bill. Apart from the S.E (NESCO) vide his letter No.907 dt.09.04.2013 though had advised the Executive Engineer, Kuakhia to revise the electricity bill in a camp court but the O.Ps. have not yet taken any steps to revise the disputed bill of the petitioner along with other consumers. Accordingly the petitioner finding no other way has filed the present dispute with the prayer to direct the O.Ps. to revise the disputed electricity bill as per meter reading as well as award compensation of Rs.10,000/-  and cost of Rs.2,000/- as litigation charges.

                        In the present case though there are four O.Ps. but the O.P no.4 only has appeared and filed his parawise comments.  In the parawise comment   the  O.P no.4 has stated that as against the grievance of the petitioner to revise the electricity bill as per meter reading, the O.P no.4 had advised the petitioner to deposit the cost  of check / challenged meter , since the installed meter was defective. Accordingly the petitioner deposited Rs.200/- for check / challenged meter. The MRT staff tested meter vide SL No.79 dt.13.12.2013 . The J.E, Kuakhia submit the meter details vide letter No.79 dt.06.03.2014 . The revision statement prepared and approved by revision committee. on 15.03.2014 . The approved amount to be withdrawn is Rs.11,662/- . The arrear outstanding of the petitioner is Rs.15,441.86 up to Feb-2014. Accordingly the petitioner has been informed vide letter No.312 dt.19.03.14 of O.P where in the petitioner has been advised to deposit Rs.3780/- to clear all arrear. As such the dispute may be dispose of with direction to the petitioner to pay the undisputed amount of Rs.3780/-.

                        In view of the above narrated situation of the present dispute we are unanimously in the opinion that the petitioner has filed the present dispute against the O.Ps. due to illegal assessment of electricity dues. As per parawise reply of O.P no.4 dt.03.05.2014 the disputed electricity bill has been revised and after revision the petitioner is liable to pay Rs.3780/- towards arrear electricity dues so as to clear up the arrear. As such we direct the petitioner to pay the above amount at an early date so as to clear up the arrear electricity dues and in case the petitioner is not satisfied with the revision of disputed electricity bill, she may approach learned GRF to decide her grievance since this Fora can not sit as an Appellant authority against dispute settlement  Authority as per observation of Hon’ble National Commission reported in 2006(III) CPJ-37-NC.

O R D E R

 

                        In the result the C.C. Case is disposed of as per the above observation. No cost.                       

             This order is pronounced in the open Forum on this the 15th day of December ,2014. under my hand and seal of the Forum.

                                                                                              

 

                                                                                              (Miss Smita Ray)                                                          

 (Shri Biraja Prasad Kar )                                                       Lady   Member.                                                                      

            President.                                                  Typed to my dictation & corrected by me

                                                                                   

                                                                                       

 (Shri Pitabas Mohanty)                                                     (Miss Smita Ray)                                                         

       Member.                                                                        Lady  Member.