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P/024/2023- Shri. Joseph T.M.
The appellant Shri. Joseph is the consumer of the licensee with consumer no. 1165087006078 under Puthucode Section Palakkad. In the month of September 2022, the meter recorded a high consumption 2668 units for a period from 1st July to 31st August. There are no high power consuming domestic appliances in the house. The parallel meter was installed and found that the meter was faulty. The appellant states that the meter recorded high reading since November 2021. The licensee has considered the excessive consumption only for 07/07/2022 to 31/08/2022. The appellant requested for revising the bills since November 2021 to August 2022 by averaging the consumption based on the upcoming bills. The appellant filed petition to the CGRF and CGRF issued order dated 31/03/2023. Aggrieved by the decision of CGRF, the appellant filed appeal petition to this authority. On verifying the documents submitted and hearing both the petitioner and respondent and also from the analysis as mentioned above, the following decision are hereby taken. 1. It is concluded that the meter is faulty since November (reading month) 2021. 2. The bill for the month November 2021 to September 2022 is be revised considering the average of consumption of two billing cycles after the meter replacement. 3. The amount overcharged on the consumer by the licensee is to be refunded. 4. No order on cost

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