KERALA ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN
D.H. Road & Foreshore Road Junction,
Near Gandhi Square,
Ernakulam, Kerala-682 016
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The appellant Shri.P.N. Krishnadas is the owner of the 3 Star Hotel named M/s. Hillside Nature Resort situated at Kariyakulangara, Mukkam, Kozhikode. The appellant is an HT Commercial Consumer under the tariff IV B with consumer number LCN-24/6055 and the connection was effected on 24/03/2012. The consumer in Kerala is bound to pay the Electricity Duty @10% of the total energy. As per the Government Order dtd 11/07/1986 the tourism also have been treated as an industry and all classified Hotels are included in this category. Then Government Order dated 31/08/2010 states that the electricity duty payable by the High tension industrial consumer is 10 paise/unit instead of 10% of the energy changes. There was a dispute between the Licensee and the Hotels about the charging of their Electricity Duty. Accordingly the Association of Approved and Classified Hotels of Kerala approached the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala. Hon'ble Court had issued an interim order dated 13/10/2010 stating that the petitioner shall be permitted to remit the electricity bill with electricity duty @10 paise per unit for energy consumed. The liability of the petitioner to pay at the rate of 10% of energy charges will be decided in the writ petition. The Licensee was not extending the benefit of this order to the appellant stating that this Hotel commenced only after this Court Order. The Licensee has issued an arrear cum disconnection notice dated 18/11/2023 for the short payment of Rs.48,065/- for a period from 06/06/2022 to 06/11/2023. As per the Licensee, the total duty arrear amount works out is Rs.7,82,263/-. The appellant filed the petition to the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala seeking the direction not to demand the disputed arrears in electricity duty till the final disposal of the WP(C) 30977/2010. Then the Court issued a direction stating that the appellant is relegated to alternate remedy available which is approaching CGRF. Then the petition was filed the petition to CGRF and CGRF issued order on 20/03/2024. Aggrieved by the decision of CGRF, the appellant filed the appeal petition to this Authority. |
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The appellant is a company existing in Kanjikode industrial area and represented by its Managing Partner Shri. Asrudeen. The connection with Consumer No. 1165280017556 was effected on 09/11/2012 in the name of K.V Ratheesh, Temco Electricals and Electronic Devices (Pvt.) Ltd.under LT IV tariff with connected load of 41KW. On 16/08/2018 they have applied for the transfer of ownership to the present consumer and the connected enhanced to 89 KW and accordingly these effected in the month of 08/2018. On 02/07/2024 an inspection was conducted by AE, of Electrical section and found that the process what is happening in the factory is not eligible for tariff LT IVA and accordingly the tariff has been changed LT VII A (commercial). As per the proceedings of the General Manager, Palakkad, Industrial Centre, the name of the company has been changed to Swaraj Bio Fuel and business also has been changed to Dehydration and Distillation of the Oil. The Licensee has raised the demand for under changed amount for a period 24 months as per the regulation 134 of the Supply code 2014. The CGRF issued order stating that the Licensee can recover the under changed amount for the whole period. Aggrieved by the order of CGRF this appeal petition is filed to this authority. |
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പരാതിക്കാരൻ താമസിക്കുന്ന വീടിന്റെ കണക്ഷൻ Consumer No 1145473042298 നൽകിയിട്ടുള്ളത്, ശ്രീ.മുത്തു സ്വാമി പിള്ളയുടെ പേരിൽ 09/10/ 2012 ൽ ആണ്. LT 1 A താരിഫിൽ Single phase ആയാണ് കണക്ഷൻ നൽകിയിട്ടുള്ളത്. പരാതിക്കാരൻ ശ്രീ. മുത്തുസ്വാമി പിള്ളയുടെ മകനും അനന്തരാവകാശിയുമാണ്.ഉപഭോക്താവ് മരണപെട്ടതിനാൽ അനന്തരാവകാശികളായി ഭാര്യയും മൂന്ന് മക്കളും ഉള്ളതും അവരെല്ലാം ഈ കേസ് നടത്തുന്നതിന് ശ്രീ.സ്മിനോജിനെ ചുമതലപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് വോൾട്ടേജ് കുറവ് എന്നതും സ്ഥിരമായി അടിക്കടി കറന്റ് പോകുന്നതുമാണ് പരാതിക്കാധാരം. ലൈസൻസിയുടെ ഓഫീസിൽ പലതവണ പരാതി നൽകിയിട്ടും ഫലമില്ലാതെ വന്നപ്പോൾ CGRF ൽ പരാതി സമർപ്പിക്കുകയുണ്ടായി. CGRF (SZ) നടപടികൾ പൂർത്തിയാക്കി 06/08/2024 ൽ ഉത്തരവിറക്കി. ആ ഉത്തരവിൻ മേലുള്ള അപ്പീലായിട്ടാണ് ഓംബുഡ്സ്മാൻ സമക്ഷം ഈ പരാതി സമർപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. |
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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