KERALA ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN
D.H. Road & Foreshore Road Junction,
Near Gandhi Square,
Ernakulam, Kerala-682 016
Ph: 0484 2346488, Mob: 8714356488
Downloads - Orders - P/153/2015 Dr. K.M. Thomas Periyar hospital, Idukki.
Downloads
 Overview |
 Search Downloads |
 Submit file |
 Up |
| Download details |
 P/153/2015 Dr. K.M. Thomas Periyar hospital, Idukki.  |
||||||||||||
| The appellant, the proprietor of Periyar Hospital, Kumily is a consumer under Electrical Section, Kumily having consumer No. 1332 under LT VI B tariff. The connected load in the premises was enhanced to 72 kW with effect from 23/5/2009 and the meter in the premises was also changed with CT meter with CT ratio 200/5. In an inspection conducted by the APTS team in the premises of the appellant, it was detected that due to the inter changing of the CT connections, the meter was not recording 1/3rd of the consumption. Consequent to this, a short assessment bill dated 25-11-2011 for Rs. 1,75,734.00 was issued to the appellant for the period from 6/2009 to 11/2011. The appellant had challenged the issue before Hon'ble High Court. As per judgment dated 14-08-2012 the Hon'ble High court disposed of the case directing the respondent to recompute the bill for 12 months prior to the date of inspection. Challenging this judgment of the Single Bench, KSEB Limited filed Writ Appeal before the Division Bench and as per order of the Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Court vide order dated 13-02-2014 the matter was remanded to CGRF for appropriate decision. The Hon'ble CGRF limited the period of short assessment for two years instead of the actual period of 2½ years, vide order no CGRF-CR/Comp.242/2013-14 dated 27-8-2014. Still aggrieved with the above decisions of CGRF, the appellant has approached this Authority with this appeal petition. In the absence of a detailed testing of the appellant's meter as prescribed in the Regulation 18(2) of CEA (Installation & Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006 for detecting the percentage error, if any, there is no justification in issuing a short assessment bill for Rs. 1,75,734.00. Hence the short assessment bill is quashed. The appeal is admitted and CGRF order set aside. |
|
|||||||||||
Contact Us
Any Queries?
Send an email to info@keralaeo.org
Do you Know?
Consumers should submit petitions to CGRF first before appealing Ombudsman.
Visitors Counter
 | Today | 3688 |
 | All | 4877678 |