KERALA ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN
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Ernakulam, Kerala-682 016
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The appellant is an LT industrial consumer bearing No. 11155 under Electrical Section, Kanjiramkuzhy. She is running a pitch mill unit with an installed connected load of 8000 watts. While so, on 16-06-2016 the appellant was served with a short assessment bill for Rs. 8696/‐ stating that the bill raised during the period of 10/2014 to 01/2015 was less than the actual due amount, on the basis of an audit inspection report of KSEB. The consumer was again issued a revised bill dated 12-07-2016 for Rs. 11,865/-. Again the respondent issued another bill dated 09-08-2016 for Rs.11604/- including arrear amount of 8567/-. The consumer filed Petition before the CGRF, Kottarakkara, which was disposed of by order dated 28-12-2016, by quashing the bill dated 09-08-2016 for Rs.3037/- and by upholding the bill dated 16-06-2016. Aggrieved by the decision of CGRF and the bill, the consumer filed this appeal petition before this Authority. From the analysis done above, I take the following decision. From the meter reading details furnished by the KSEB, I notice that the respondent had recorded the status of meter from 09/2014 to 12/2014 is working and is seen as good. No checking of the meter was conducted by the respondent during that period. It was not confirmed by the licensee whether the meter was faulty/damaged or not. The quantum of energy as the average energy used by the consumer for the disputed period as 400 units was revised by KSEB on a later date. As such, the disputed bill dated 16-06-2016 for Rs.8696/- is hereby quashed. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. The appeal petition filed by the consumer is found having merits and is allowed. The related CGRF’s order vide, OP No. 158/2016 dated 28-12-2016, of the CGRF, Kottarakkara, is modified to this extent. No order on costs. |
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Dr. N. Raveendran, Director, Sriniketan Central School, Karamcode, Kollam, the appellant is the registered consumer of electricity bearing Consumer No.11055 under Electrical Section, Chathannoor. The sanctioned connected load is 16 KW and the tariff allotted was VI A for functioning a self financing educational institution namely Sree Niketan Central School. An invoice for Rs. 28,374/- issued to the consumer for the short assessment period from 01/2008 to 01/2009 towards the misclassification of tariff and for the meter faulty period from 09/2011 to 03/2012. The appellant had approached the Hon’ble CGRF (SR) by filing a petition in OP No. 1588/2015. The Forum ordered to quash the bill dated 7-9-2015 for Rs. 28,374/-and directed to issue the revised bill only for the misclassification of tariff, vide order dated 16-12-2015. The bill was revised to Rs. 23,323.00 and a revised bill dated 21-1-2016 was issued to the appellant. Aggrieved against this, the appellant has submitted this appeal petition before this Authority. From the analysis done and the Findings arrived at, I take the decisions as; Exactly following the decision of the Hon High Court stated above, the bill raised for the arrears of the period from 01/2008 to 01/2009 towards the misclassification of tariff shall be kept pending. But the same will be subject to the result of the judgment in the batch of SLP’s pending before the Hon: Supreme Court on the issue of electricity tariff applicable to Self Financing Educational Institutions and the respondent shall act as per the verdict, on its pronouncement. It is clarified that the disputed short assessment bill dated 21-01-2016, issued to the appellant shall be kept pending, till the decision in the referred SLPs filed before the Hon Supreme Court on the same issue (eligible tariff applicable to Self Financing Educational Institutions) is decided by the Hon Court and the respondent shall act accordingly. The order in OP No. 1588/2015 dated 16th day of December, 2015 of CGRF (South), Kottarakkara, stands modified to this extent. Having decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. The Appeal Petition filed by the appellant is disposed of with the said decisions taken and issued. No order on costs. |
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Considering the above facts and legal provisions pertaining to the issue this Authority is of the considered view that the appellant’s premises is not eligible for LT VI A tariff. So, the appeal petition stands dismissed as it is found having no merits. The order of CGRF (South), Kottarakkara in OP No. 246/2016 dated 29th December 2016 is upheld. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. No order as to costs. |
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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