| Dr. N. Raveendran, Director, Sriniketan Central School, Karamcode, Kollam, the appellant is the registered consumer of electricity bearing Consumer No.11055 under Electrical Section, Chathannoor. The sanctioned connected load is 16 KW and the tariff allotted was VI A for functioning a self financing educational institution namely Sree Niketan Central School. An invoice for Rs. 28,374/- issued to the consumer for the short assessment period from 01/2008 to 01/2009 towards the misclassification of tariff and for the meter faulty period from 09/2011 to 03/2012. The appellant had approached the Hon’ble CGRF (SR) by filing a petition in OP No. 1588/2015. The Forum ordered to quash the bill dated 7-9-2015 for Rs. 28,374/-and directed to issue the revised bill only for the misclassification of tariff, vide order dated 16-12-2015. The bill was revised to Rs. 23,323.00 and a revised bill dated 21-1-2016 was issued to the appellant. Aggrieved against this, the appellant has submitted this appeal petition before this Authority.
From the analysis done and the Findings arrived at, I take the decisions as; Exactly following the decision of the Hon High Court stated above, the bill raised for the arrears of the period from 01/2008 to 01/2009 towards the misclassification of tariff shall be kept pending. But the same will be subject to the result of the judgment in the batch of SLP’s pending before the Hon: Supreme Court on the issue of electricity tariff applicable to Self Financing Educational Institutions and the respondent shall act as per the verdict, on its pronouncement.
It is clarified that the disputed short assessment bill dated 21-01-2016, issued to the appellant shall be kept pending, till the decision in the referred SLPs filed before the Hon Supreme Court on the same issue (eligible tariff applicable to Self Financing Educational Institutions) is decided by the Hon Court and the respondent shall act accordingly.
The order in OP No. 1588/2015 dated 16th day of December, 2015 of CGRF (South), Kottarakkara, stands modified to this extent.
Having decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. The Appeal Petition filed by the appellant is disposed of with the said decisions taken and issued. No order on costs. |
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P/003/2017 N. Raveendran Kollam. 