| The appellant represents M/s Indus Towers Ltd., a company providing passive infra structure service to telecommunication providers. The consumer number of the three phase service connection is 10480 under LT VI F tariff and is under the jurisdiction of Electrical Section, Medical College, Thrissur. The appellant is paying the current charges regularly without any due or delay. But the respondent as per the invoice dated 01-10-2014 directed the appellant to remit an amount of Rs. 58,058/- based on the site mahazar prepared consequent to the inspection of APTS unit Thrissur on 26-09-2014, being the short assessment for not recording one phase of the meter from 31-05-2014 to 26-09-2014. An objection against the demand was filed before the Assistant Engineer on 13-10-2014. Later another revised bill dated 02-03-2015 amounting to Rs.133748/- was issued to the consumer based on the average consumption after the replacement of the meter. Another objection against the demand was filed before the Assistant Engineer on 10-03-2015. After a personal hearing conducted, a final revised short assessment bill dated 21/04/2015 for Rs.74,830/- was issued. So the appellant had approached the Hon’ble CGRF (CR) by filing a petition in No. 26/2015-16. The Forum directed the respondent to revise the bill with the percentage error mentioned in the mahazar for 24 months preceding the date of inspection, vide order dated 30-06-2016. Aggrieved against this, the appellant has submitted this appeal petition before this Authority.
In view of the above facts, the revised bill for Rs. 3,66,798/- towards the short assessment during the alleged faulty meter period is hereby quashed. The respondent is directed to reassess the consumption from 31-05-2014 to 29-10-2014 based on the average consumption from the three billing cycles after the replacement of the meter on 29-10-2014 and to revise the bill accordingly. The respondent shall issue the revised bill to the consumer with thirty days time (due date) given for making the payment.
The order of CGRF in Petition No. 26/2015-16 dated 30-06-2016 is hereby set aside. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. No order as to costs. |
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P/032/2017 Sri. Arun R Chandran, Ernakulam 