Haryana

StateCommission

A/242/2016

UHBVNL - Complainant(s)

Versus

SUNIL SINGLA - Opp.Party(s)

B.D.BHATIA

25 May 2017

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                               

                                      First Appeal No.242 of 2016

                                      Date of Institution:21.03.2016

                                      Date of Decision:25.05.2017

 

1.      SDO, UHBVNL, Sub Division, Panipat.

2.      Xen, UHBVNL, Sub Division, Panipat.

3.      UHBVNL, Vidyut Nagar, Sector-6, Panchkula through its Secretary/Chairman.

The New India Assurance Co.Ltd., SCO No.36-37, Sector 17-A, Chandigarh, through its duly authorized officer.

                                                                                …Appellants

                                      Versus

 

Sunil Singla S/o Mattu Ram, M/s Nikhil Textiles, Fauji Nagar, Jattal Road, Panipat.

               …Respondent

 

 

CORAM:   Mr. R.K. Bishnoi, Judicial Member

                   Mrs. Urvashi Agnihotri, Member

 

 

Present:     Mr.B.D Bhatia, Advocate for the appellants.

                   Mr. P.K.Rohilla, Advocate for the respondent-complainant.

 

                                       O R D E R

 

R.K. BISHNOI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

 

          In view of the statement of learned counsel for respondent-complainant, impugned order dated 22.01.2016 passed by learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Panipat (in short ‘District Forum’) is set aside and complainant is granted liberty to file fresh complaint on the same very cause of action.

2.      However, complainant-respondent may be granted benefit as provided in Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Laxmi Engineering Works Versus PSG Industries Institute (1995) 3 SCC 583. The appellants-opposite parties are directed not to disconnect the electricity connection of the complainant subject to deposit of 25% of the disputed amount i.e. Rs.11,21,958/-.

3.      Statutory amount of Rs.25,000/- deposited at the time of filing the appeal be refunded to the appellant against proper receipt and identification in accordance with rules.

 

May 25^th, 2017            Urvashi Agnihotri                   R.K.Bishnoi,                                                    Member                                  Judicial Member                                             Addl. Bench                           Addl.Bench                

 

R.K