Date of filing: 28.09.2018 Date of disposal: 03.10.2018
Complainant: Shyamal Mondal, S/o. Late Muktipada Mondal, resident of Vill & PO Panduk, PS: aushgram, Dist: Purba Burdwan, PIN – 713 152.
Opposite Party: West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Guskara Customer Care, Represented by its Senior Station Superintendent, having its office at Guskara Electric Supply, Guskara, PS: aushgram, Dist: Burdwan, PIN – 713 128.
Present:
Hon’ble President: Smt. Jayanti Maitra (Ray).
Hon’ble Member: Smt. Nivedita Ghosh.
Hon’ble Member: Dr. Tapan Kumar Tripathy.
Appeared for the Complainant: Ld. Advocate, Suvro Chakraborty.
Appeared for the OP: Ld. Advocate, Biswanath Nag.
Order No. 22, Dated: 03.10.2018
This order is arising out of the M.A. being No. 67/2018 filed by the complainant in the C. C. No. 126/2017 for reconnection of his electricity line.
Complainant filed this complaint case against the Ops praying for direction that the bill he received for electricity for the period 01.01.2017, 30.03.2017 & 27.06.2017 are inflated and Ops be directed to correct the bills as per actual consumption. During pendency of this complaint when Ops contested this case complainant files this M.A. on the allegation that on 24.09.2018 he was asked to meet with Zonal Manager regarding disputed bill but surprisingly he was asked to pay the disputed bills and on 27.09.2018 they abruptly disconnected the electricity connection of the complainant without giving any prior notice. Lastly complainant received a bill dated 25.09.2018 showing bill amount total Rs. 10,329=00 along with outstanding dues. In such circumstances complainant submits that since electricity is a necessity he is suffering irreparable loss and injury and prays for reconnection of the same in his meter No. 58043.
Contd…p/2
Copy of the M.A. was served upon the OP. Today the Ops did not file any written objection against the said M.A. but verbally submits that complainant raising disputes to some electric bills and is not paying regular electric bills and there are huge outstanding dues. So the connection was snapped for such conduct of the complainant.
Therefore after hearing complainant this Forum hold that complainant is suffering irreparable loss and injury due to disconnection of the electricity in his premises but complainant must pay 50% of the disputed bill which he received lastly on 25.09.2018. The Ops are also directed to reconnect electricity connection within three (3) days on receipt of such payment by the complainant.
Hence, it is
O r d e r e d
that the M.A. being No. 67/2018 be and the same is allowed with a direction to the complainant to deposit 50 % (Rs. 5,165=00) of the bill amount (Rs. 10,329=00) dated 25.09.2018 before the Ops and the Ops are directed to reconnect the electricity connection of the complainant being Meter No. 58043, Consumer ID No. 512084010 within 3 (three) days from the date of receipt of the 50% of the bill amount. This order will be in force till disposal of the Consumer Complaint being No. 126/2017 filed by the complainant. The Ops are also directed to receive current electricity consumption bill of the complainant regularly as per consumption. With this observation the M.A. is thus disposed of.
Let plain copies of this order be supplied to the parties fee of cost as per provisions of law.
Dictated & Corrected by me: (Jayanti Maitra (Ray)
President
(Jayanti Maitra (Ray) DCDRF, Burdwan
President
DCDRF, Burdwan
(Tapan Kumar Tripathy) (Nivedita Ghosh)
Member Member
DCDRF, Burdwan DCDRF, Burdwan
