| The service connections with Consumer Nos. 2465 and 2628, under Electric Section, Pala, stands registered in the name of the Mother Superior issued for conducting women’s hostel. The tariff assigned to the connection was under LT VI B with connected loads of 18427 Watts and 16785 Watts respectively. While so, the premise was inspected by the KSEB officials on 07-08-2015 and found that large numbers of students of a private entrance coaching institution were accommodated in addition to the regular students of Alphonsa College and St. Thomas College in the hostel. Alleging misuse of tariff in the appellant’s premises, a provisional assessment for an amount of Rs. 3,60,462.00 and 63,547.00 was issued under LT VII A ‐ commercial tariff, as per section 126 of Electricity Act, 2003.
Aggrieved against the above short assessment bill, the appellant filed an objection before the Assistant Engineer who confirmed the provisional bill and issued final bill. Consequently, the appellant filed a complaint before the CGRF which was disposed of with a direction to change the tariff to VII A and issue short assessment bill by arriving at the difference in tariff between VII A & VI B for the period of one year, vide order OP No.1569/2015 dated 16-01-2016. Not satisfied with the above decision of CGRF, the appellant has submitted this Appeal petition before this Authority.
In view of the above discussions the short assessment bills issued for Rs. 3,60,462.00 and Rs. 63,547.00 are hereby quashed. The respondent is directed to revise the assessment by calculating the difference amount in LT VII A and VI B tariff for a period of 1 year under normal rate. 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 Alphonsa College and St. Thomas College and in case the appellant is functioning 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 CGRF order in OP No. 1569/2015 dated 16-01-2016 is upheld. No order as to costs. |
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P/12/2016 Rev. Sr. Mary Cyriac, Pala, Kottayam. 