CHHATTISGARH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD Vs. GOVERDHAN PRASAD DHURANDHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY way of this appeal, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board has expressed grievance against District Forum, Raipur in connection with order dated 30.6.2008 in Complaint Case No. 239/2007, whereby the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board was directed to pay compensation of Rs. 25,000 and also to continue electricity supply to service connection, which was provided earlier in the name of father of the complainant/respondent.

(2.) AS per the complaint of the respondent, Service Connection No. 1001269 was obtained by his father long back in the year 1975 and electricity supply was being provided through that connection. During intervening night of 17.9.2003 and 18.9.2003 somebody had committed theft of aluminium wire of the supply line of Electricity Board and so the supply disrupted. It was stated by the complainant that thereafter in spite of request, supply was not restored to his field and thereby Electricity Board had committed deficiency in service. Whereas, the written version of the Board was that the complainant was not a consumer of the Electricity Board and the supply connection was standing in the name of his father Taaplal Dhurandhar, who died 18 years back leaving huge dues. The complainant never made efforts to get connection in his name or to get his name mutated in place of his father. In these circumstances the supply was not restored.

(3.) WE have heard arguments advanced by both parties and perused record of District Forum