JUDGMENT

            Complainant has filed this consumer complaint U/s.12 of C.P. Act, 1986 seeking following reliefs;

            “Direct the opposite parties to revise the bills taking actual meter reading of consumption of energy as against arrears remained for the period and allow easy installment enabling repayment and pay Rs.50,000/- for compensation to sustain financial loss and mental agony”.

            The brief fact of the complainant is that, the complainant is a bonafide consumer bearing consumer No.50350306981 has been consuming energy from opposite parties on payment of monthly consumption charges. Since the meter provided to complainant remained defect due to mechanical troubles and opposite parties being persuaded did not prefer either to test or replace the consumption charges revised on complainant on average basis is not taking actual consumption for consideration, as such the charges revised on complainant usually by much more than that of actual consumption resulting a huge sum as arrear. All efforts of complainant for revision of said arrear as per recording report of consumption after meter installed went in vain. The opposite parties taking an exparte decision arbitrarily has served a notice on 20.12.2019 claiming Rs.75,756/- to be paid by complainant to avoid disconnection, hence the complainant approached the opposite parties for making revision and find out an easy way for making repayment but the opposite parties remained adamant and insisted to make payment of entire dues at a time. 

            Notice was issued to opposite parties on 28.01.2020 vide registered post but none of the opposite parties have appeared and have been set ex-parte.

            As it appear from the complaint petition filed by the complainant an amount of Rs.75,756/- has been imposed arbitrarily without any basis, we therefore think it just and proper that a new meter will be installed and on the basis of the new meter reading of six months as average and on the basis of the same the opposite parties shall calculate the bill for the stipulated period. With the aforesaid observation and direction the consumer complaint is disposed of without any cost.