CONSUMER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL FORUM NORTHERN REGION, KOZHIKODE. (Formed under section 42(5) of Electricity Act 2003.) Vydyuthibhavan, Gandhi Road, Kozhikode -673011 Telephone Number -0495 2367820
[email protected] PRESENT MEENA .S : CHAIRPERSON E.R. SREELATHA SELVAM : MEMBER K. K. KUNHIKRISHNAN : MEMBER OP NO.118/2016-17 PETITIONER : 1. PTA President/Head Master, Govt.High Scool Kumaranellur, Palakkad District -679 552. RESPONDENTS : 1. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Electrical Sub Division, KSEB Ltd, Thrithala, Palakkad District. 2. The Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section, KSEB Ltd., Padinjaragadi Palakkad District. ORDER Case of the Petitioner:- The issue is related to the additional bill for Rs. 19,454/- raised by Eelctrical Section, Padinharangadi for the period from 06/04/2015 to 05/08/2016. The petiitoner is the PTA President of Govt. High School, Kumaranellur. The Con No. of the service connection to the IT lab is 1165402010264. It is contended that the IT Lab was dormant during April and May of 2015. But the licensee computed the short assessment bill from the beginning of 04/2015. The school could not properly utilize the IT Lab during the period 2015-2016 due to the inadequate supply of computer systems. Several representations were submitted by the school to the District Panchayath Authority regarding the above scarcity. Further, the responsibility of changing the meter is vested with the licensee and no regular energy bills were defaulted when the bill payment history for the past 16 months of alleged meter faulty period is brought for analysis. Majority of the students of the school are coming from poor families and belongs to the economicaly weaker sections of the society and the PTA fund is always inadequate and meagre.