Haryana

StateCommission

A/1454/2017

KULBHUSHAN RAI - Complainant(s)

Versus

UHBVNL - Opp.Party(s)

BY POST

10 Jan 2018

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                                 

First Appeal No.    1454 of 2017

Date of Institution:  29.11.2017

Date of Decision:    10.01.2018

 

Kulbhushan Rai Chuchra son of Shri Ram Kishan, resident of House No.1613, Sector-7, V.R. Karnal.

Appellant-Complainant

 

Versus

 

1.      SDO, Sector-7, Model Town etc., UHBVN Limited, E-EN UHBVN Limited Karnal, SE UHBVN Limited Karnal, UHBVN Limited, Sector-12, all above officers looking after general maintenance supply/distribution of electricity to consumers Audio-Video Electronics, 6/10-11, Opposite Post Office, Ram Nagar, Karnal.

 

2.      Anand SO Accounts and his account Staff, UHBVN Limited, Sector-12, Karnal, who maintain the records of accounts of consumers of electricity of Karnal.

 

Respondents-Opposite Parties

 

 

CORAM:   Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh, President.

                   Shri Balbir Singh, Judicial Member.

                   Shri Diwan Singh Chauhan, Member.

      

Present:     None for the appellant.

Shri B.D. Bhatia, counsel for the respondents.

 

                                      

O R D E R

 

 NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL)

 

The instant appeal has been received by post. It has been filed by Kulbhushan Rai Chuchra–complainant (appellant herein), challenging the order dated September 07^th, 2017 of District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Karnal (for short ‘District Forum’) whereby, complaint was dismissed in default.

2.      Notice be issued to the respondents. Shri B.D. Bhatia, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

3.      It has been stated by the complainant that on September 07^th, 2017 when the complaint was dismissed in default, he was present in person and the next date given to him was November 09^th, 2017 but lateron he learnt that on September 07^th, 2017, the complaint was dismissed in default.

4.      Be that as it may, without delving deeper, this Commission deems it appropriate to restore the complaint.  The appeal is accepted and the impugned order is set-aside. The complaint is restored to the board of District Forum for adjudication.

5.      The District Forum is directed to issue notice to the complainant and shall proceed in accordance with law.

6.      The opposite parties-respondents are directed to appear before the District Forum on February 28^th, 2017.

7.      Copy of this order be sent to the District Forum.

  

 

Announced 10.01.2018

(Diwan Singh Chauhan) Member

(Balbir Singh) Judicial Member

(Nawab Singh) President

  D.R.