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P/019/2018 - Sri. Abdul Gafoor B.P.. Kannur
The appellant is an industrial consumer bearing consumer 12205 under the tariff LT IV (A) of Electrical Section, Pappinisseri, running the industrial manufacturing unit namely M/s Fab Wood Industry, Thuruthi, Pappinisseri, having a present connected load of 121645 watts and contract demand 90 kVA. The connected load of electric connection had been enhanced from 40150 watts to 121645 watts with effect from 16-05-2015 resulting replacement of CT with ratio100/5 to 200/5. While so, on 25-10-2017, the factory premise was inspected by the APTS of KSEB and detected wrong application of Multiplication Factor (MF) of 20, instead of actual 40, for converting the meter readings into true energy consumption. The CT’s at the time of the inspection in the premise of the consumer was tested at the meter testing laboratory and the ratio of each CT was confirmed as having 200/5 i.e. 40. The consumer was issued a short assessment bill of Rs. 12,33,436 /- dated 31-10-2017 towards the cost of ‘energy loss’ occurred to KSEB due to mistake in the MF. Upon receiving short assessment bill for Rs. 12,33,436 /-, the consumer approached and filed a petition before CGRF, Kozhikode on 21-11-2017 vide OP No. 156/2017-18. The Forum issued an order on 08-03-2018 to revise the short assessment bill by reducing the period from 29 months to 24 months from 10/2015 to 09/2017 and giving 15 days' time for remittance as per the Regulation 152 of Kerala Electricity Supply Code 2014. The Forum also granted 12 numbers installments for the revised short assessment bill, if the appellant made a request for the same. Aggrieved by the said order, the Appellant has filed the Appeal Petition, before this Authority. From the analysis done above and the findings and conclusions arrived at, I do not find any merit in the Appeal Petition filed. The appellant has consumed energy and due to some omission on the side of the respondent, the multiplication factor was wrongly applied as 20 instead of 40. The site mahazar prepared during APTS inspection has noted down the anomaly detected and copy of the site mahazar was received by the Manager of the Firm. The appellant is also eligible for 24 installments, if requested for, and the respondent shall issue the same. The consumer shall pay the whole amount or the 1st installment within 30 days of this order. The subsequent installments will bear interest from 30th day of this order to the day of payment. No interest or surcharge is payable by the consumer for the Appeal pending period before this Forum and up to 30th day of this order. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. The order dated 08-03-2018 of CGRF in OP No.156/2017-18 is upheld. No order on costs.

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