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P/085/2018 - Sri. Saji M Nair, Palakkad

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The appellant is representing M/s Vijay Industries, Polpully, Palakkad engaging the manufacturing of FRP doors and interior furnishing goods, with consumer number 10376 under LT IV A industrial tariff, and having a connected load of 7 kW, under Electrical Section, Chittur, Palakkad. The appellant had requested to grant an additional load of 9 kW on 20-06-2016. The respondent sanctioned the additional load on 29-06-2018. While being so, the respondent issued a short assessment bill dated 28-06-2018 amounting to Rs. 16,875/- towards the fixed charges for 25 months from 06/2016 to 06/2018 for the additional load 9 kW connected. Aggrieved by the delay in providing the additional load requested by the appellant which paved the way for subsequent happenings, the appellant filed a petition before the CGRF. The CGRF, Kozhikode has ordered the following in its order dated 29-09-2018 in OP No. 58/2018-19: “1) The short assessment bill for Rs.16875/- is quashed. 2) the Licensee shall issue short assessment bill for 24 months only.’’ Still aggrieved by the said order of the CGRF, the appellant has filed the appeal petition before this Authority. From the analysis done and the conclusions arrived at, which are detailed above, I take the following decisions. The short assessment bill for Rs. 16,875/- is quashed. The order of CGRF, Kozhikode vide order No. OP/58/2018-19 dated 29-09-2018 is set aside. The Appeal Petition filed by the appellant is found having merits and is allowed. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. No order on costs.
P/086/2018 Dr. Stephan Kuruvila Kottayam

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The service connection bearing consumer No. 5003, under KSEB Punja Section, Pallom was originally stand registered in favour of Sri Jacob Kuruvila. The connection was disconnected on 06-04-2016 due to non payment of electricity bill and on 15-02-2018 a dismantling notice was stuck near the meter. The grievance of the appellant is that he was not issued a notice either through post or in person before disconnecting the connection. The appellant’s version is that he had remitted Rs. 50/- for tariff change on 05-05-2018. The complaint of the appellant is that a bill of Rs 4779/- as arrear was accrued due to non issuance of the electricity bills and his application for tariff change was not processed properly and delayed unnecessarily. The appellant aggrieved by this arrear bill and delay for tariff change, then approached the CGRF praying for a direction to set aside the arrear demand notice issued and to change the present tariff. The Forum dismissed the petition vide Order OP No. 93/2018 dated 28-09-2018 and also directed the appellant to apply for tariff change with required documents. Aggrieved by the decision of the CGRF, the consumer has filed the Appeal Petition before this Authority. From the analysis done above and the conclusions arrived at, I take the following decision. The surcharge of Rs. 875/- is exempted from the payment of arrears by the appellant. Connection can be effected under the eligible tariff after obtaining application with required documents as per rules, if the appellant desires so. The order of CGRF, Kottarakkara in OP No. 93/2018 dated 28-09-2018 is set aside. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. No order on costs.
P/087/2018 Sri Gayan T.S., Ernakulam

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The appellant has filed an appeal petition in P/087/2018, being aggrieved by the decision taken by the CGRF to remit the labour charges for the shifting of the electric post situated in the property of the appellant near to the compound wall. The appellant is a domestic consumer under Electrical Section, Eloor having consumer number 1053. The appellant finds difficulty to construct a new house in his property. The appellant has filed petition before the CGRF, Ernakulam vide Petition No. OP No. 18/2018-19 and the CGRF has disposed it by order dated 29-09-2018 as follows: "(1) the respondent is directed to revise the estimate by taking labour charges alone for shifting the electric posts and lines within one week from the date of receipt of this order. 2) also directed to shift the electric post and line as per the sketch submitted by the respondent within 15 days from the date of remittance of the labour charges by the petitioner." Accordingly the respondent has prepared an estimate of Rs. 6,090/- and directed the appellant to remit the amount. Still aggrieved by the order of the CGRF, the Appellant has filed the Appeal Petition before this Authority. From the analysis done above and the conclusions arrived at, this Authority upheld the decision taken by the CGRF in OP No.18/2018-19 dated 29-09-2018. The appellant’s plea to waive the labour is also rejected. The appeal is found devoid of any merits and hence dismissed. Having concluded and decided as above, it is ordered accordingly. No order on costs.

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