West Bengal

Bankura

CC/82/2015

Sri Lashmikanta Mitra - Complainant(s)

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Station Manager Indus group Electricity Supply - Opp.Party(s)

Self

19 Jan 2023

ORDER

     IN    THE   DISTRICT   CONSUMER   DISPUTES   REDRESSAL COMMISSION BANKURA

Consumer  Complaint  No. 82/2015

Date of Filing : 03.07.2015

Before:                                            

1. Samiran Dutta                              Ld. President.      

2. Rina Mukherjee                          Ld. Member. 

3. Siddhartha Sankar Bhui            Ld. Member.

For the Complainant: Ld. Advocate Mahiuddin Ahmed

For the O.P. None 

Complainant                                                                                                          

Lakshmimanta Mitra, Vill-Kharasee, Indas, Bankura.                                                                                                                                                  

Opposite Party  

Station Manager, Indas Gr. Electric Supply, WBSEDCL, Indas, Bankura

FINAL ORDER / JUDGEMENT                                                                                                                                                           

Order No.42

Dated:19-01-2023

Hazira is filed on behalf of the Complainant through Advocate.

No step is taken by the O.P.

The case is fixed for Ex-parte hearing.

The Complainant’s case is that he applied for permanent electric connection to his Submersible Pump (SMP) service with the O.P. on 28-03-2022 and deposited all the requisite charges and fees including Quotation money of Rs.5,133/- but the O.P. failed to take any steps for installation of the electric connection for the reason best known to the O.P. Hence this case.

Having regard to the facts of the case, submission and materials on record the Commission finds that the Complainant has complied and observed all the legal formalities in order to get new electric connection to his SMP service but without assigning any cogent reason the O.P. has failed to do so.

 

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             Electricity is an essential service and the O.P. must take into consideration this fact while dealing with any application for electric connection. The Complainant has however not been able to establish the ground for non-supply of electric connection on the part of the O.P. Be that as it may the Complainant is entitled to get electric connection to his SMP service in accordance with law subject to observance of all legal formalities and payment of outstanding dues and penalty.                                                                                                                        

Hence it is ordered……

That the case is disposed of by directing the O.P. for installation of electric connection to the

SMP service of the Complainant within one month from this date subject to payment of requisite dues and penalty and observance of all legal formalities in default the O.P. has to suffer compensation of Rs.10,000/- in accordance with law payable to the Complainant.

Both parties be supplied copy of this Order free of cost.

 

                    ____________________                             _________________                              _________________

                   HON’BLE   PRESIDENT                          HON’BLE MEMBER                          HON’BLE MEMBER