Haryana

StateCommission

A/777/2016

MAYA DEVI - Complainant(s)

Versus

UHBVNL - Opp.Party(s)

BHIM SINGH

02 Dec 2016

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                                 

First Appeal No  :  777 of 2016

Date of Institution: 26.08.2016

Date of Decision : 02.12.2016

 

Maya Devi wife of Sh. Bhim Singh, resident of House No.1390, Sector 13, Urban Estate, Kurukshetra-136118, Haryana.

                                                                             Appellant-Complainant

 Versus

 

1.      Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited through its Managing Director, Shakti Bhawan, Sector 6, Panchkula.

2.      SDO (OP), Sub Division Pipli, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Kurukshetra.

3.      Executive Engineer, UHBVN Limited, Kurukshetra.

                                      Respondents- Opposite Parties

 

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

                             Shri B.M. Bedi, Judicial Member.

                             Shri Diwan Singh Chauhan, Member   

 

Argued by:          Shri Bhim Singh, Advocate-husband of complainant

                             Shri B.D. Bhatia, Advocate for the respondents assisted by Shri Ashwani Kumar, Commercial Assistant  

           

                                                   O R D E R

 

 

NAWAB SINGH, (ORAL)

 

          This complainant’s appeal is directed against the order dated August 03^rd, 2016 of District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Kurukshetra (for short, ‘District Forum’) whereby complaint was dismissed.

2.      It is the case of the complainant that she has domestic electric connection at her house bearing No.532, Sector 30, Kurukshetra.  Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL)-opposite parties sent her electricity bill for an amount of Rs.8188/- for the consumption of 1275 units for the period December 16^th, 2014 to February 16^th, 2015, which was wrong.  The house in which the electric connection is installed was constructed upto 25% and nobody resides in the said house.  Prior to the present bill, the average consumption of the electricity was 7 units or sometimes even it was not used and the bill was used to be paid on minimum basis.  She approached the Sub Divisional Officer, UHBVNL, who reduced the amount to Rs.6597/- as mentioned in the electricity bill itself. 

3.      UHBVNL was proceeded ex parte before the District Forum after filing the written version.

4.      During the hearing of the case, a proposal was made by Shri Bhim Singh, Advocate that he is satisfied in case UHBVNL, Kurukshetra overhaul the account from April 27^th, 2014, the date when the meter was installed till date without charging any surcharge, penalty etc.

5.      Shri B.D. Bhatia, Advocate assisted by Shri Ashwani Kumar, Commercial Assistant has accepted the proposal and has stated that account of the complainant would be overhauled and thereafter, a fresh bill will be issued to the complainant and new meter shall be installed within one month in the presence of the complainant.

6.      Accordingly, the appeal stands disposed of in the manner indicated above.

 

Announced 02.12.2016

(Diwan Singh Chauhan) Member

(B.M. Bedi) Judicial Member

(Nawab Singh) President

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