KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD Vs. RAVEENDRAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Opposite Party is now the appellant before us.

(2.) It was case of the complainant - respondent that he was running a plastic factory. When on account of all in the voltage in the electricity supply by the appellant, machines were damaged and production suffered. Alleging deficiency in service, complainant filed the complaint. Complainant, it appears, had taken a loan for running this industry from the Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC). In the complaint, he claimed compensation of Rs. 3,19,693.00 comprising (1) Rs. 1,29,693.00 towards interest paid to the KFC; (2) Rs. 26,000.00 towards the interest to be paid to Canara Bank; (3) Rs. 42,000.00 towards the interest on capital invested by him; (4) Rs. 72,000.00 towards the business loss; and (5) Rs. 50,000.00 towards mental agony. State Commission,however, gave him the following reliefs:-

(3.) Aggrieved KSEB has come up with an appeal. We do not think direction issued by the State Commission for providing uninterrupted supply of electrical energe could be sustained keeping in view the terms of supply of electricity to the complainant. No evidence was given for the alleged business loss suffered by the complainant.