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 BEENA GOPINATH. S : CHAIRPERSON LEKHA RANI R : MEMBER II OP No.122/2019-20 PETITIONER : Sri. Muhammed Kunhi, H/o Rainas, ‘Sakeenas’, Talap, P. O. Pallikunnu, Kannur District-670004. RESPONDENTS : 1. Assistant Executive Engineer, Electrical Sub Division, Kannur, Kannur District-670002. 2. Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section,Pallikkunnu, Kannur District-670004. ORDER Case of the Petitioner:- The petitioner, Sri.Muhammed Kunji, H/o Rainas, Pallikkunnu, Kannur district, comes under the jurisdiction of Electrical section Pallikkunnu complaints that he was deprived of /denied electric connection stating some defects in the installations. The petitioner is engaged with construction work of quarters and applied for electrification on 07/11/2019 after completing the formalities. An Overseer named Sri.Jayanandan of ES Pallikunnu visited the site and noted the shortcomings due to which the connection is suspected to be withheld. The connection was denied mainly stating the reason that panel board was not fitted as per existing norms instead of individual main switches . The petitioner tried to convince the Overseer that he has given connections under Kunjipalli area with the same pattern of wiring. But the representative of the licensee turned deaf ear insisting the panel board to be fitted. Though the petitioner then approached the AE, ES, Pallikunnu it turned futile. But the AEE,ESD,Kannur directed the AE to provide connection using DB with ABC cable. Thus the connection was effected very late based on the direction of AEE.