Respondent/complainant had taken an electricity connection from the Petitioner/electricity distribution company for agriculture process.  According to the complainant, the petitioner had demanded less money from the similarly placed consumers than the amount of money demanded from him. 

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Aggrieved by this, Respondent filed complaint  before the District Forum.  The District Forum allowed the complaint by directing the petitioner to refund  Rs.30,000/- to the complainant.  Aggrieved against which, petitioner filed an appeal before the State Commission.  The State Commission while dismissing the appeal on merits reduced the amount of compensation from Rs.30,000/- to Rs.15,000/-.

        The petitioner had charged Rs.1,00,250/- from the Respondent.  From this amount, a charge of Rs.10,000/- was deducted which the respondent had deposited earlier whereas the petitioner charged only a sum of Rs.49,500/- plus Rs.17,150/- from Madhu Jat to whom electricity connection has been given.  Stand taken by the petitioner was that the lead from the transformer to the Respondent’s land was 680 meters whereas to Madhu’s field it was 210 meters.  Because of the difference in the lead wire the amount charged from Madhu was less than the respondent. 

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        We do find substance in this submission but since the amount involved is very meager,  we  decline  to  interfere with the order of the State Commission.  The decision taken by the State Commission be not taken as a precedent for future cases.

        The Revision Petition is disposed of.