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 P/076/2016 Sri. Shajahan E. Thiruvananthapuram. 
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| The appellant is representing an industrial consumer named ‘Liya Saw Mill and Miniwood Industries’, with consumer No. 4208, under the jurisdiction of Electrical Section, Ottasekharamangalam. The grievance of the appellant is that a short assessment bill amounting to Rs. 45,291.00 was issued by the respondent alleging power factor penalty during the period from 10/2013 to 6/2015 as per the report of Regional Audit Officer. According to the respondent, introduction of ToD metering and billing system to all LT industrial consumers those having connected load of 20 kW or above are given an opportunity to declare their contract demand. Such LT industrial consumers are shifted to ToD billing system on the basis of declaring their contract demand. But ToD billing system was not properly done up to 06/2015 and this was noticed during the audit by the Regional Audit Officer. Non-implementation of ToD billing system has resulted in excess collection of current charge and lesser collection of demand charges. Similarly no power factor penalty was realized nor any incentive given. Hence as per the audit, the appellant was issued short assessment on demand charges, current charges and penalty for power factor compensation. Aggrieved against the short assessment, the appellant filed petition before the CGRF, Kottarakkara which was dismissed vide order in OP No. 126/2016 dated 23-09-2016. Still aggrieved, the appellant preferred an appeal praying for an exemption to remit the short assessment of Rs. 45,291.00. In view of the above findings, the short assessment bill issued to the appellant for Rs. 45,291.00 is not sustainable and hence quashed. The order of CGRF in OP No.126/2016 dated 23-09-2016 is set aside. No order as to costs. |
| P/075/2016 Smt. Shylaja Thiruvananthapuram.
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| The appellant is representing an industrial consumer named ‘Shapill Industries and Saw Mill”, with consumer No. 3426, under the jurisdiction of Electrical Section, Ottasekharamangalam. The grievance of the appellant is that a short assessment bill amounting to Rs. 34,331.00 was issued by the respondent alleging power factor penalty during the period from 10/2013 to 6/2015 as per the report of Regional Audit Officer. According to the respondent, introduction of ToD metering and billing system to all LT industrial consumers those having connected load of 20 kW or above are given an opportunity to declare their contract demand. Such LT industrial consumers are shifted to ToD billing system on the basis of declaring their contract demand. But ToD billing system was not properly done up to 06/2015 and this was noticed during the audit by the Regional Audit Officer. Non-implementation of ToD billing system has resulted in excess collection of current charge and lesser collection of demand charges. Similarly no power factor penalty was realized nor any incentive given. Hence as per the audit, the appellant was issued short assessment on demand charges, current charges and penalty for power factor compensation. Aggrieved against the short assessment, the appellant filed petition before the CGRF, Kottarakkara which was dismissed vide order in OP No.125/2016 dated 28-09-2016. Still aggrieved, the appellant preferred an appeal praying for an exemption to remit the short assessment of Rs. 34,331.00. In view of the above findings, the short assessment bill issued to the appellant for Rs. 34,331.00 is not sustainable and hence quashed. The order of CGRF in OP No.125/2016 dated 28-09-2016 is set aside. No order as to costs. |
| P/068/2016 Federal House Construction Co-operative Society, Aluva, Ernakulam.
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| The appellant is a co-operative society engaged in the construction of residential houses/apartments for officers of Federal Bank Ltd. and has applied for a power requirement of 600 kVA to 65 residential villas under the name and style ‘Federal Village’ at Ellorkara, Aluva under Electrical Section, Aluva North. The licensee has demanded a sum of Rs.14,52,000.00 computed @ Rs.2420.00/kVA as pro-rata transmission side development charges on per kVA basis from the appellant, towards proportionate cost for enhancing the capacity of Aluva Sub Station, vide letter No. DB3-7/Aluva/2012-13/1480 dated 16-01-2013 of Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, Aluva. Against this demand, the appellant had filed WP (C) 2087/2013 and the Hon’ble High Court in its interim order dated 22-01-2013 directed KSEB to effect power connection without collecting per kVA development charges and in judgment dated 06-06-2016, it was directed the appellant to approach the CGRF and accordingly the Writ Petition was disposed of. So the appellant filed a petition before the CGRF which was disposed of vide Order No. 29/2016-17 dated 30-09-2016, with a direction that the demand raised by the respondent is correct and the appellant is bound to pay the same. Challenging the decision of the CGRF, the appellant approached this Authority by filing this appeal petition. |
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