Today is fixed for admission hearing. Ld. Advocate for the complainant files hazira. The record is taken for admission hearing as well as hearing of the injunction matter.
Heard the Ld. Advocate for the complainant. Perused the complaint u/s.12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 and the petition for injunction matter and a prayer of the complainant for exemption of the electric bill of the Station Manager, WBSEDCL, Raiganj.
It appears that the case is related to disputed electricity bills and the complainant prays relief for a direction upon the O.P to rectify the arbitrary bill for the month of January 2020 amounting to Rs.18,397/- and due to whimsically and negligence act to raise those bills the O.P is threatening for disconnection of electric connection and in this connection the complainant prays for an order for temporary injunction restraining the O.P. concerned not to disconnect the electric line. It also appears from the copy of the application of the complainant before the Station Manager, WBSEDCL for exemption of the amount of Rs.13,665/- as outstanding bill of the electricity. But he did not file any paper regarding the fact of the said application. The complainant could not file any notice issued by WBSEDCL for disconnection of the electric line. Therefore, the apprehension of the complainant that the WBSEDCL may disconnect the electric line is without basis.
Correctness of electricity billing by a complainant is not maintainable. The complaint regarding excess amount of electricity bill or due to defect of meter the raising of bill by the electricity department is not maintainable in the Forum under the Consumer Protection Act, as the complaint did not disclose any deficiency in service to supply the electricity to the consumer.
Under the above facts and circumstances, we are of the opinion that the case is not admitted and as the case is not admitted and as there is no material to issue injunction order, the prayer for temporary injunction is also rejected. Accordingly, the case is disposed of.
