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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Orders of Kerala Electricity Ombudsman in pdf format |
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The appellant M/s Popular Vehicles & services Ltd., represented by its vice president Sri. Renjan had applied for a new HT connection under industrial category for establishing an automobile repair centre at Chakkarapparambu, Ernakulam. For completing HT service connection an estimate for Rs. 11,27,665/- was prepared. The appellant opted for the option of executing the work by themselves and agreed to pay the supervision charges to the licensee and as such Rs. 1,75,408/- has been remitted by them. Then the licensee had completed works for providing power supply and informed the appellant to avail the power supply. The appellant has not completed the works which are to be executed by them. Then the licensee issued notice to avail power failing which the unconnected minimum charge is to be payable as per the Kerala Electricity Supply Code 2005. The licensee had raised the bills for UCM and the appellant approached the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala. Hon’ble High Court of Kerala directed the appellant to approach CGRF and accordingly the petition has been filed to CGRF. CGRF heard the case and order has been issued dated 31-10-2023. This petition has been filed as the appeal to the order of CGRF. |
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The appellant shri. Muhammed Kutty is a consumer of the licensee (KSEB) under the electrical section, Venniyur, Malappuram. The service connection was LT 3 phase, availed on 29/02/2012 under the tariff LT IV with connected load 12.877 kw. The appellant defaulted the payment and the licensee asked to remit a total of Rs. 26,024/- including surcharge. The instalment payment has been accepted by the licensee based on the request from the consumer and even then the appellant has not made the payment. Then the power has been disconnected on 01/02/2022 and the dismantle notice has been served on 19/08/2022 on completion of 180 days of disconnection. The connection was dismantled on 26/09/2022. As the amount due was not paid, the Revenue Recovery proceedings have been initiated by serving a notice to the consumer through letter dated 10/10/2022. The appellant approached Honourable High Court of Kerala by a WP and the court directed the appellant to file the petition to CGRF. Accordingly appellant filed the petition before CGRF and CGRF issued order dated 30/12/2023 on completing the proceedings. This petition is filed to the Ombudsman as an appeal petition to the order of CGRF. |
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The appellant smt. Lalitha, Executive Director, Attukal Shopping Complex had purchased a property which has been sold by the M/s Dhanlaxmi Bank after taken over from a borrower namely M/s Ayyappas Textiles by the bank. Sri. A.V. Rengaraj, the owner of the M/s Ayyappas Textiles have borrowed loan from the Dhanlaxmi bank and defaulted the repayment. The bank has taken the physical possession of the mortgaged assets including the property as per the SARFASI Act and sold it on public tender/auction. The bank has handed over the property to the appellant on 02/11/2019. The electricity charges were not paid by the appellant since November 2019. The appellant has approached the licensee to transfer the connection to their name and transfer the deposit and also to reduce the contract demand. The request was not implemented by the licensee due to non payment of arrears. Then the appellant had approached CGRF and then appeal to Ombudsman. Ombudsman issued order dated 29/07/2022 stating that the arrear amount is liable to pay by the registered consumer and the contract amount is to be reduced with effect from 07/11/2020. The licensee has implemented the decisions. The appellant has filed the petition to Hon’ble High Court of Kerala, the licensee also approached the Hon’ble High Court and also A.V. Rengaraj. Hon’ble High Court issued order on the WA 1248/23 along with WP(C) 3410/2023 & WP(C) 21067/2023 directing the state electricity ombudsman to review the order issued on P/029/2022 and decide the matter afresh after providing an opportunity of hearing to all concerned as early as possible. Accordingly, this case has been considered and numbered as P/10/2024 and issued notices to the appellant smt. Lalitha, the licensee (KSEBL), sri. A.V. Rengaraj, The Dhanlaxmi Bank to submit their written statement. The parties asked more time to submit the statement. Then hearing was conducted on 16/04/2024 and on 02/05/2024. |
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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