| The electric connection with Consumer No.2478, under Electric Section, Pala, stands registered in the name of the Rev. Mother Provincial. The tariff assigned to the connection was under LT VI A and the connected load was 6000 Watts. The appellant is conducting women's hostel in the premises. While so, the premise was inspected by the KSEB officials on 05-08-2015 and found misuse of tariff and unauthorized additional load of 6839 Watts (total connected load 12839 Watts) over and above the sanctioned load of 6000 Watts. The building was seen accommodated with a large number of students of a private entrance coaching institution. Also it was found that the consumer has put to use some additional load, without the sanction of KSEB i.e. availed Unauthorized Additional Load (UAL).
Alleging misuse of tariff and the usage of unauthorized additional load a provisional assessment was made for an amount of Rs. 2,00,544.00 under LT VII A ‐ commercial purpose tariff, as per Section 126 of Electricity Act, 2003. Aggrieved against the above bill the appellant filed an objection before the Assistant Engineer who confirmed the provisional bill and issued a final bill. Consequently the appellant filed a complaint before the CGRF which was disposed of with a direction to revise the bill under VII A and to issue short assessment by arriving at the difference in amount between VII A & VI A for the period of one year and also to realize the fixed charge for 1 kW, vide order OP No.1570/2015 dated 22-01-2016. Not satisfied with the above decision of CGRF, the appellant has submitted this appeal petition before this Authority on 02-03-2016.
In view of the above discussions the short assessment bill issued for Rs. 2,44,544.00 is hereby quashed. The respondent is directed to revise the assessment by calculating the difference in amount between LT VII A and VI A tariff for a period of 1 year and also take action to regularize the additional load under Regulation 153 of the Supply Code, 2014. This shall be done at any rate within 15 days from the date of receipt of this order.
It is also directed that the respondent may conduct a proper inspection in the appellant’s premises and verify whether the appellant is admitting students other than those of Alphona College and St. Thomas College and in case the appellant is functioning the premises as hostel in accordance with the tariff norms applicable under LT VI B, it is open to the respondent to allow to continue the appellant under LT VI B tariff
Having concluded and decided as above the appeal is disposed of accordingly. The order of CGRF in OP No. 1570/2015 dated 22-01-2016 is upheld. No order as to costs. |
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