| The appellant is a consumer under Electrical Section, Kottarakkara West with consumer number No. 16336. The appellant alleged that the respondent had shifted the electric post situated away from her premises and erected an old wooden post in her premises. Due to the shifting of post and the overhead line drawn for giving service connection to Smt. Bhavani is passing through the balcony of appellant’s residential building without maintaining statutory clearance. Since the situation is very unsafe, she apprehended that at any time it may endanger to the appellant and also to the general public. Though she filed several complaints to remove the OH line from her property the respondent has not taken any action in this regard. Aggrieved against the inaction of the respondent, the appellant approached the CGRF (South), Kottarakkara with a complaint.
But the Forum disposed of the complaint vide order in OP No. 1620/2015 dated 27-01-2016 holding that the difficulties of the complainant can be solved by replacing the wooden post with a concrete post and to rearrange the cross arm for obtaining line clearance and issued the following directions:
(1) The respondent shall arrange the work with immediate effect to solve the issue.
(2) A letter shall be given to the petitioner informing about the future inconvenience/accident happens due to the OH line & electric post.
Not satisfied with the above direction, the appellant has filed this appeal petition before this Authority with a plea to shift the post No Ek149/2 to the south of the road.
There is no justification in keeping such a non standard overhead line which is found very unsafe to human beings. Hence the respondent is directed to take immediate steps to remove the line passing through the balcony of the appellant's residential building and to replace the same only after following the statutory clearance as per rules. Appeal is allowed and order of CGRF in OP No. 1620/2015 is modified. No order as to costs. |
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P/10/2016 Smt. Satiamma, Kollam 