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 P/134/2015 - Smt. Kavitha T.S. Thiruvananthapuram 
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| The appellant is a consumer with consumer number 17057 under Electrical Section, Madavoor. The gist of the grievance of the appellant is that she submitted an application before the respondents requesting to disconnect the supply to the shop room owned by her for carrying out the repair works. It is alleged that no action was taken by the respondent due to influence of the tenant who occupied the shop. Aggrieved by this, the appellant approached the CGRF, Kottarakkara with a petition in OP No. 1373/2015 which was disposed of with the following orders: “the respondent is directed to receive disconnection application and take steps for disconnection of the supply in due process of law within 30 days from this order.” Against the above Order of the Forum, the appellant filed this appeal before this Authority. Since the request of the appellant to disconnect the supply has already been effected this Authority do not want to interfere with the matter. The appeal petition is disposed. CGRF order is upheld. |
| P/135/2015 - C.P. Javeed Valapattanam, Kannur
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| The appellant is an industrial consumer having consumer no. 9126 under the Electrical Section, Valapattanam. He is running an Industry under the name and style of Wood Seasoning Industries at Keeriyad. The registered owner Sri C.P. Marshab, the brother of the appellant expired and the appellant is running the industry. The Sub Engineer, Electrical Section, Valapattanam inspected the premises of the appellant and prepared a site mahazar. It is alleged that B phase of the meter is not recording because the wire connected to the terminal of the CT was burnt. A short assessment bill amounting to Rs. 5,72,383/- for the period from 01.11.2013 to 1.5.2014, 01-08-14 and 01-11-2014 was issued to the appellant on 27-11-2014.. The appellant approached the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala and the Hon'ble High court vide judgment dated 18-12-2014 in WP (C) No. 34365/14 directed to keep in abeyance coercive steps on condition that the appellant deposits 50% of the demand and directed the appellant to approach the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum for redressal of their grievance. The appellant filed a petition before the CGRF, Kozhikode which was dismissed vide order OP No.90/2014-15 dated 25-06-2015. Against the above order of the Forum, the appellant filed this appeal before this Authority on 20-07-2015. It is decided to quash the impugned bill amounting to Rs. 5,72,383.00 issued to the appellant. Appeal is admitted. CGRF order is set aside. |
| P/137/2015 - Sri Sajan Varghese, Kottayam – 686 006
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| The appellant, Sri Sajan Varghese, the Managing Director of Mangalam Publications (I) Pvt. Ltd., Kottayam had availed HT connection with Consumer Code HT-28/22/2255 under Electrical Section, Kottayam East. An inspection was conducted in the appellant’s premises and a site mahazar was prepared alleging connected load as 510.851 kW. Based on the above findings, a penalty of Rs. 36,39,604.00 was issued to the appellant. Aggrieved by this, the appellant approached Hon’ble High Court of Kerala for redressal of grievance. The Hon’ble High Court ordered remittance of 50% of the disputed amount and stayed further proceedings still disposal of petition. Meanwhile, the appellant made an application for enhancement of contract demand to 320 kVA from 206 kVA and remitted application fee, processing fee etc. Since the existing CT/PT unit with CT ratio 15/5 was a new one, the appellant decided to replace the same with a 20/5 A after getting necessary modification by the manufacturer. So the appellant requested 25 days time for submitting the scheme approval and the same was sanctioned by the Deputy Chief Engineer, Electrical Circle, Kottayam. The time extension sanctioned was further extended for a period of two months from 19-02-2014. On 27-03-2014 the appellant submitted HT agreement for enhancing the contract demand to 320 kVA along with connected documents. The test report of CT/PT unit with CT ratio 20/5 dated 18-03-2014 was also submitted along with the application. It is alleged that the respondent has not taken any action on that application for enhancing the contract demand till 12-12-2014. Instead, issued a penal bill for Rs. 33,11,236.00 towards the 50% extra charges over the prevailing rates on both demand and energy charges for the period from 05/2014 to 12/2014 for not providing the CT/PT unit before the sanctioned period i.e. 18-04-2014. The CT/PT unit was tested at TMR Division, Pallom and the test report dated 18-03-2014 was submitted along with the HT agreement. But the CT/PT unit and the meter were not commissioned and HT agreement was also not executed for the reasons that the penalty for unauthorized load was pending. Aggrieved against the bill the appellant approached the Hon’ble CGRF, Kottarakkara and the Forum on 30-06-2015 disposed the petition on the finding that the appellant is solely responsible for the delay in reinstating the CT/PT unit. Not satisfied with the above order, the appellant submitted this appeal petition. The penal bill issued for Rs. 33,11,236.00 is found not in order and hence quashed. Appeal is allowed. Order of CGRF is set aside. |
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