KERALA ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN
D.H. Road & Foreshore Road Junction,
Near Gandhi Square,
Ernakulam, Kerala-682 016
Ph: 0484 2346488, Mob: 8714356488
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The appellant is an agricultural consumer (LT V) with consumer No. 15, having connected load 10 KW, under Electrical Section No. 2, Muvattupuzha. This connection is registered in the name of Sri. Paily Varkey. On 03-02-2015, the APTS team of KSEB conducted an inspection in the premises of the appellant and it was found some irregularities in the classification of tariff. On 11-02-2015, the appellant was issued with a short assessment bill amounting to Rs. 30,372.00 under LT IV A tariff for the period from 5/2013 to 1/2015. The appellant has filed an appeal before the Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section No.2. After conducting a hearing, the Assistant Engineer revised the bill amount to Rs. 23,892.00 and disposed the petition. Aggrieved by this, the appellant approached the CGRF, Ernakulam by filing a Complaint No. 16/2015-16. The CGRF dismissed the petition vide order dated 27-05-2015 by holding that the short assessment bill is in order. Still aggrieved with the above decisions of CGRF, the appellant has approached this Authority with this appeal petition on 24-06-2015. Short assessment bill issued for Rs. 23,892.00 is quashed. Appeal is admitted to the extent as ordered. Order of CGRF in OP No. 16/2015-16 dated 27-05-2015 is set aside. |
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The appellant is a domestic consumer under Electrical Section, Pathanad with consumer No. 1649 and is a defence personnel serving at Pune and his parents are only residing in his house. As the appellant’s energy meter was found faulty a short assessment bill was issued for the period from 05/2011 to 12/2013 by the respondent taking average consumption as 212 units. It is alleged that even after repeated requests for replacing the faulty meter, the meter was replaced only on 04-12-2013. After the replacement of faulty meter, the consumption was found reduced to 166 units. Hence the appellant requested to refund or adjust the excess amount collected from the appellant during the meter faulty period. Since the respondent has not taken any action on the request of the appellant, he approached the CGRF. But the Forum dismissed the petition on the finding that there is no merit in the case. Hence the appellant filed this petition before this Authority. It is decided to revise the bill based on the meter reading in the succeeding 3 months after replacement of the meter. Appeal petition is admitted. CGRF order is set aside. |
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The appellant is an industrial consumer bearing consumer no. 14511 with a connected load of 60 kW under Electrical Section, Cheppad. The APTS team inspected the premises of the appellant on 6-4-2011 and it is found that the B phase of the CT operated three phase meter recorded zero voltage resulting the consumption of that phase was not recorded by the meter. Based on the site mahazar prepared by the Sub Engineer a short assessment bill amounting to Rs. 3,15,830/- for the period from 9/2010 to 4/2011 was served on the appellant on 19/05/2011. Aggrieved by this, the appellant had challenged the said assessment in WP (C) No. 14284 of 2011 (1) before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala. The Hon’ble High Court directed the appellant vide an interim order, to remit Rs. 1,00,000.00 and the appellant remitted accordingly. Thereafter the writ petition was disposed of directing the respondent to issue a calculation statement to the appellant and to hear and to take appropriate decision within one month from the date of receipt of an objection from the appellant. A calculation statement was issued to the appellant and after considering the objection filed by the appellant, a final bill for Rs. 3,15,830.00 issued to him by the respondent. Aggrieved by this, the appellant filed petition before the CGRF seeking to set aside the short assessment bill. The CGRF has dismissed the petition with the following directions. 1. The short assessment bill dated 19-05-2011 for Rs. 3,15,830.00 is in order. 2. The respondents are directed to raise fresh bill for the above amount with interest at bank rate till date, after deducting the amount already paid. The petitioner can avail installment facility as per rules. Challenging the orders of CGRF, the appellant had submitted this Appeal Petition dated 20-05-2015 before this Authority. Respondent is directed to issue revised assessment for the period from 11/2010 to 04/2011 based on the succeeding 3 months consumption after replacing the meter on 12/2012. Appeal is admitted and order of CGRF in OP No. CGRF-CR/Comp/144/2014-15 dated 22-04-2015 is set aside. |
KERALA ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN
D.H. Road & Foreshore Road Junction,
Near Gandhi Square,
Ernakulam, Kerala-682 016
Ph: 0484 2346488, Mob: 8714356488
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