C.C. No.194/2022

Hemanta Barik,

S/o. Late Govinda Barik,

Vill.- Kiranti,

P.O.- Jhankad,

P.S.- Tirtol,

Dist.- Jagatsinghpur.………Complainant

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1. The Executive Engineer, (Elect),

TPCODL, Elect. Division, Paradeep,

At/P.O.- Paradeepgarah,

Dist.- Jagatsinghpur.

2. The S.D.O., Elect. TPCODL, 

Elect. Sub-Division, Tirtol.

3. The D.M.C., Elect. TPCODL,

Elect. Sub-Division, Tirtol.

4. The Jr. Manager, Elect. TPCODL,

Electrical Section, Tirtol,

Sl. No.2 to 4 are At/P.O./P.S.- Tirtol,

Dist.- Jagatsinghpur.                              …..… Opposite parties                 

For Complainant………..Mr. A. Prusty, Advocate

For Opposite Parties………..D.M.(Com.), TPCODL, Tirtol

ORDER BY HON’BLE PRESIDENT- MR. P.K. PADHI:

                                                                                        JUDGMENT

            Complainant has filed the consumer complaint U/s.35 of Consumer Protection Act, 2019 seeking a direction to the opposite parties to restore power supply and take meter reading from the installed CESU meter and also direct to revise the average and load factor bills by taking three or six consecutive months of meter reading and pay compensation Rs.50,000/- towards deficiency of service and Rs.10,000/- towards cost of litigation.

            Notice sent to opposite parties by Regd. Post and after receipt of notice the opposite parties have appeared and filed objection stating that, as per ledger all the bills from 03/2005 to 11/2019 served to the complainant on average basis due to absence of meter and then from 12/2019 to 11/2022 bill served on abnormal basis due to house lock at the time of meter reading. All the average and abnormal bills from 04/2005 to 11/2022 has been revised taking average meter reading consumption from the date of meter installation i.e. 08/2019 to 03/2020 and an amount of Rs.48,136.56 proposed to be withdrawn from the consumer account.

            We find that out of the total amount of pending bill of Rs.80,350/- the opposite parties have deducted Rs.48,136.56  i.e. about 60% on the basis of taking average meter reading consumption from the date of installation i.e. 08/2019 to 03/2020. As such there remains nothing for adjudication and the complainant has not filed any rejoinder/objection to the written version filed by the opposite parties.    

            We therefore held that the consumer complaint has become infructous as the bill has been revised and accordingly the consumer complaint is dismissed. No cost.

            Pronounced in the open Commission on this 11^th July,2024.