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 P/031/2017 Sri N.A.V. Abdulla, Kannur  |
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| The appellant, Sri N.A.V Abdulla, Proprietor, Navab Printers & Publishers, Payyannur, Kannur registered as consumer No. 7661 in the jurisdiction area of Electrical Section, Payyannur is a 3 phase consumer with effect from 29-08-1990 in LT IV A tariff. The electric connection was disconnected on 27-03-2008 due to default in the remittance of monthly electricity bill. The appellant was issued with an arrear bill amounting to Rs. 28,513/- for the period from 03/2008 to 02/2014 and initiated revenue recovery proceedings against him. The appellant approached the CGRF, Northern Region, Kozhikode requesting to limit the arrear demand to six months. The CGRF has dismissed the petition on finding that the bill issued by the respondent was in order and the petition was found as devoid of any merits, vide its order OP No. 124/14-15 dated 07-10-2015. Aggrieved by the decision of CGRF, the appellant has submitted the Appeal petition before this Authority. From the analysis done and the findings and conclusions arrived at, I take the following decisions. I find total negligence and irresponsibility on the side of Board officials for which the consumer should not be held liable. The Board is duty bound to take appropriate action in time in the cases of disconnection, including issuing notices to the consumer. Hence the assessment done for period, 4/2008 to 2/2014, amounting to Rs. 28,513/‐, is decided as not admissible. Therefore, it is decided that the total assessment done by the Respondent, has to be revised and the respondent is directed to issue a fresh bill for current charge pending as on 27-03-2008 and minimum demand charges for 6 months from 4/2008 to 9/2008 and with thirty days time (due date) given for making the payment. No interest/surcharge is payable by the consumer up to the due date of the revised bill as ordered now. It is also directed to take immediate action to drop the revenue recovery proceedings initiated against the appellant. The CGRF order dated 07-10-2015 in complaint No. 124/14-15 of CGRF, Kozhikode, stands set aside. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. No order on costs. |
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