Haryana

Ambala

CC/150/2014

JAGDEEP RANA - Complainant(s)

Versus

UHBVN LTD. - Opp.Party(s)

RAJESH SHARMA

31 Aug 2017

ORDER

BEFORE THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM AMBALA

 

                                                          Complaint case no.        : 150 of 2014

                                                          Date of Institution         : 09.06.2014

                                                          Date of decision   : 31.08.2017

 

          Jagdeep Rana S/o Sh. Mam Chand R/o H.NO.1617 A Mahavir Nagar,     Ambala City.

 

……. Complainant.

 

 

1.       UHBVNL Ltd. through SDO (Operation) Sub Division EAST, Division Ambala City.

2.       XEN, Operation, UHBVN ltd. Division Ambala, Distt. Ambala

 

 ….…. Respondents.

 

BEFORE:   SH. D.N. ARORA, PRESIDENT

                   SH. PUSHPENDER KUMAR, MEMBER         

                   MS. ANAMIKA GUPTA, MEMBER                 

 

Present:       Sh. Avtar Singh Turka, counsel for complainant.

                   Sh. Saravjeet Singh, counsel for OPs.

 

ORDER:

                   In nutshell, brief facts of the present complaint are that the complainant is having a domestic electric connection issued by OP NO.1 bearing account No.HU01-2617-P Old Account No.M3-1721 which is installed in the residential premises of the complainant. Further submitted that OP No.1 have wrongly recorded the electricity meter reading on the above said connection of the complainant for the period 30.11.2013 to 30.01.2014 as 19823 units, and also wrongly recorded the electric meter reading on the above said connection of the complainant for the period of 31.01.2014 to 31.03.2014 as 34270 units and directed the complainant to deposit the amounting to Rs.1,57,624/- and Rs.2,53,658/- respectively total amounting to Rs.418,099/- which is not correct as per actual consumption. Further submitted that the complainant is paying the electricity bill to the OP No.1 regularly but now, the complainant surprised to receive the extracted bills on the above said electricity connection and when the complainant visited the office of the OP No.1 and apprised the OP No.1 regarding the extracted bills at this the OP NO.1 told that earlier the electricity department charged the electricity bills from the complainant on average basis from April 2012 or prior to that as the meter reader shown the status of the meter of the complainant as “D” since April 2012 or prior to that and when the complainant asked the OP NO.1. Now, how and in what manner the meter reader shown the status on the same meter of the complainant as OK in extracted bills and the complainant also asked the complainant on the above said connection at this the OP NO.1 told the complainant to deposit the bills otherwise your connection will be disconnected and the above said act of the official of OP No.1 is wrong and not in accordance with the rules and regulations provided under the electricity rules and the complainant is not liable to pay alleged extracted bill. Hence, the present complaint.

2.                Upon notice OPs appeared and contested the complaint by filing their reply. OPs in his written statement submitted that the reading for the period 30.11.2013 to 30.01.2014 and 31.01.2014 to 31.03.2014 has been correctly recorded by the OPs and the consumption for the above said period has been recorded on the basis of the reading exhibited by the meter which is functioning properly and the status of the meter is OK. So, the consumption for the above said period as shown in the bills for these periods is the actual consumption of the complainant and it is absolutely incorrect that the reading/bill for the above mentioned period is not as per actual consumption. Further submitted that meter of the complainant has always been OK and the same never remained defective and it was on account of the mistake that the bills were being served with “D” Code. So, OPs has prayed for dismissal of the present case.

2.                To prove his version complainant tendered his affidavit as Annexure C-X along with documents as annexure C-1 and C-6 and close his evidence. On the other hand, counsel for OPs has also tendered affidavit as annexure R-1X and close his evidence.

4.                We have heard counsel for the parties and carefully gone through the case file.

5.                The main grievance of the complainant is that the bill from 30.11.2013 to 30.01.2014 for amounting to Rs.1,57,624/- for units 19823 as mentioned in Annexure C-2  as well as the bill 31.01.2014 to 31.03.2014 for amounting to Rs.253658/- for units 34270 as mentioned in Annexure C-2 and consumption has been shown excessive  in the above said bills in comparison consumption shown in the bills placed on file as Annexure C-3 to Annexure C-6 pertaining to January 2013 to November 2013, the average has been shown as 800 units. From the perusal of bills Annexure C-3 to Annexure C-6, it might be possible that the meter reader has not recorded the units accurately and the average has been shown in the above said shown 800 units, it means meter reader has not recorded the consumption regularly. Therefore, the consumption shown in the Annexure C-1 and Annexure C-2 continued reflected cumulatively. The complainant has not moved any application to the OPs for proving that the bills in dispute are very excessive and meter in question is defective one. Even then the complainant neither approached the OP for installing the check meter nor requested to the check the accuracy of the meter from M&T Lab. So, the OP has rightly sent the bill as per the actual consumption and they are also liable to recover the same from the complainant we do not find any deficiency in service on the part of the OPs. In this way, the complainant failed to prove his case in absence of cogent evidence. Hence, the present complaint is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. Copy of this order be supplied to the parties free of costs, as per rule. File be consigned to record room after due compliance.

Announced on :31.08.2017    

 

 

                                                                                (D.N. ARORA)

                                                                                       President

    

     (PUSHPENDER KUMAR)

                                                                                       Member

 

 

         (ANAMIKA GUPTA)

                                                                                       Member