J U D G E M E N T
Fact of the case in brief:- The Petitioner/Complainant is a Practicing Advocate of Nuapada which is within the Jurisdiction of Nuapada district. The petitioner is a Consumer of OP vide Consumer No.906322010589 having a domestic connection in his residence. The petitioner has filed his case before the Hon’ble Forum after the OP has sent a exorbitant Electric Bill of Rs.10,699 (Rupees Ten Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-nine )only on dated 31.08.2015. Accordingly to the petitioner the Bill submitted by OP is false and illegally without submitted by the OP charged heavy electric bill to me. Instead of Rs.180/- (One Hundred and Eighty Rupees) as earlier Rs.661/- (Six Hundred sixty one bill for two month. The petitioner has used ½ K.W in his residence as per agreement by the OP and he is also a regular pay.
The OP threatening for cut the electric line and forcibly collects money from me. As an advocate the OP has waste my time and harass the petitioner without any basic.
The petitioner/complainant has prayed for
- Not to cut off the Electric Line from his residence.
- Pass an order from revise of bill Rs.180 per month.
- Pay the cost of litigation by the OP.
- And pay Rs. 90,000/- Ninety thousand rupees only towards compensation to mental agony and harassment and wastage of time of the petitioner.
The Ops has appeared jointly through his advocate S.R.Dewangen Nuapada and filed their version accordingly. The OP has admitted that the petitioner is a consumer of OP within the Jurisdiction of this Forum, since April 2010 the OP has given an average bill to the petitioner the OP has given served request for charge of the meter, he has not changed the meter.
The petitioner has not settle at one time settlement in 2012 as the Consumer is pure defaulter and trying to take benefit of being an advocate does not pay any arrear from January 2012. Till June 2015, the petitioner has taken benefit of average bill. After installation of New meter the actual bill has given to the Consumer/Petitioner as being a defaulter since june 2015. Accordingly the OP has prepared a arrear due for regular actual bill of 10,699 as his arrear due and served a disconnection notice to the preset petitioner As per version of OP a Consumer cannot take benefit of unauthorized use of electric without pay the arrear and current dues toward electric consumption, for the present petitioner has not entitle to get any relief from the Ops any Consumer being a defaulter cannot claim for compensation
Perused the record and observed the petitioner and version of the OP. The Hon’ble Forum has decided that, the complaint has never mentioned about his payment to OP only he mentioned the 180 rupee for monthly bill not the regular actual bill given by the OP. The OP has given a bill of Rs.10,699 after charging of new meter according for their version. The petitioner has produced my two Xerox payment receipt of amounting Rs.750 of dated 30.11.2015 and Rs. 7000 (Seven Thousand only) of 06.10.2015 the OP has not submitted any calculation sheet towards the arrear of the petitioner at present in this case only filed to total amount of 10,699 along with disconnection notice. The petitioner has arose question for disconnection of electric supply by the OP No. document relies on the matter in question but the petitioner filed the Xerox copy of disconnection notice demanding Rs.10,382 on dated 25.11.2012.
The OP has served disconnection Notice to the petitioner by demanding Rs. 10,382 as arrear dues as the petitioner/consumer has availed average bill up to June 2015.
O R D E R
We have carefully considered the submission of record and document provided by both the parties and gone through the other document filed by the parties. Therefore the complaint filed by the petitioner is not clearly shows the arrear bill, and calculation sheet of arrear except the bill supplied by the OP.
Hence the Ops are directed to settle their actual arrear bill to the Consumer/Petitioner in this case without disconnecting his electricity supply to his domestic line and collect the arrear on monthly installment basis as he should not be mentally punished or harassed, comply the order within two months to settle the dispute arose by the OP (W.E.S.C.O authority) No cost and compensation awarded to either parties.
Hence this case is disposed off accordingly.
Judgment pronounced in the Open Court of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Nuapada, this the 15th day of December 2016.
