BEFORE THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPTUES REDRESSAL FORUM, KAITHAL.
Complaint no.31/14.
Date of instt.: 03.02.2014.
Date of Decision: .2015.
Roshan Lal S/o Sh. Jagar Singh, r/o Vill. Manas, Tehsil and Distt. Kaithal.
……….Complainant.
Versus
1. Uttari Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd., through its S.D.O. ‘OP’ Sub Division No.1, Kaithal, Tehsil and Distt. Kaithal.
2. Uttari Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd., through its Secretary/Managing Director, Sector-6, Shakti Bhawan, Panchkula.
..……..Opposite Parties.
COMPLAINT UNDER SEC. 12 OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986.
Before: Sh. Jagmal Singh, President.
Sh. Rajbir Singh, Member.
Smt. Harisha Mehta, Member.
Present : Sh. Devinder Singh, Advocate for complainant.
Sh. R.S.Dhull, Advocate for the opposite parties.
ORDER
(JAGMAL SINGH, PRESIDENT).
The complainant has filed the present complaint under Section 12 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, with the averments that he is consumer of Ops vide electricity connection No.KU-16/4208X and has been paying the bills regularly. It is alleged that the Ops charged the complainant as per actual consumption, vide receipt No.078733/213 dt. 12.11.2012 and 078467/397 dt. 10.01.2013 respectively but the Ops issued bill No.927 dt. 23.04.2013 amounting to Rs.15,527/-, which is excessive than that of the actual consumption. It is further alleged that the complainant repeatedly represented and requested the Ops to charge as per actual consumption but with no result, rather the Ops issued bill No.938 dt. 25.06.2013 by adding the amount of another consumer and the same is reflected in further bill No.927 dt. 28.10.2013 and bill No.00977 dt. 23.12.2013, which is illegal, arbitrary and not binding upon the complainant. This way, the Ops are deficient in service. Hence, this complaint is filed.
2. Upon notice, the opposite parties appeared before this forum and filed written statement raising preliminary objections with regard to maintainability; cause of action; locus-standi; that the complainant has concealed the true and material facts from this Forum. The true and material facts are that a bill amounting to Rs.15,527/- was issued to the complainant in the month of 4/2013, in this bill, reading was shown 11528 and old reading was shown 9488 and consumed units were shown 2040, so, this bill was issued as per actual consumption. As the complainant did not deposit this bill, so, a bill amounting to Rs.16,380/- was issued to the complainant in the month of 6/2013 in which Rs.15,527/- were claimed as balance amount along with current bill, but the complainant did not deposit this bill also, so, a bill amounting to Rs.17,200/- was issued to the complainant in the month of 8/2013 in which Rs.16,380/- were claimed as balance amount along with current bill, but the complainant did not deposit this bill also, so, a bill amounting to Rs.18042/- was issued to the complainant in the month of 10/2013 in which Rs.17,200/- were claimed as balance amount along with current bill but the complainant did not deposit this bill also. So, a bill amounting to Rs.18,882/- was issued to the complainant in the month of 12/2013 in which Rs.18042/- were claimed as balance amount along with current bill, but the complainant did not deposit this bill. There is no deficiency in service on the part of answering Ops. On merits, the contents of complaint are denied and so, prayed for dismissal of complaint.
3. In support of their case, both the parties submitted their affidavits and documents.
4. We have heard ld. counsel for both the parties and perused the case file carefully and minutely.
5. We have perused the complaint & reply thereto and also have gone through the evidence led by the parties.
A copy of this order be sent to both the parties free of cost. File be consigned to the record room after due compliance.
Announced.
Dt. .2015.
(Jagmal Singh),
President.
(Harisha Mehta), (Rajbir Singh),
Member. Member.
