Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 14 -- Jurisdiction - Electricity connection - Refusal to install of separate connection - Ground that other co-sharers have raised objection and a huge sum is lying outstanding due against service connection in respect of same plot - Held that dispute involved is purely a civil dispute requiring adjudication by a Civil Court - The..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),14(1),(d) -- Tubewell electricity connection - Instruction No. 26 of the Sales Manual of the Board envisaged provision of connection within two months after issue of demand note - Electric connection not given even after expiry of three to five years - District Forum allowing complaints and directing release of connection..........
Electricity bill -- Amount outstanding against one connection added to the bill of another connection related to the complainant-respondent - No law shown which permitted the amount outstanding against one connection that could be added in the bill of another connection if the demand related to the same consumer - Order of the District Forum allowing the complaint upheld...........
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855, Section 1A,2 -- Electricity Rules 1956, R. 91 - Indian - Compensation - Electrocution - Death - Negligence - Burden of proof - It is established beyond iota of doubt that the deceased had died due to electrocution when he came in touch of the stay wire attached to the electric pole - Held that the onus to show that the electric line and pole..........
Electricity tariff -- Change from commercial tariff to domestic tariff - Intimation given by complainant respondent to OP - Plea by OP that merely filing an application for change of electricity connection from commercial to domestic not sufficient and he was required to deposit amount for executing fresh agreement for domestic supply - OP was expected to inform the..........
Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, Section 3,5 -- Haryana Development Regulation of Urban Areas Rules, 1976, Rules 11 and 14 - Lack of basic amenities - Extra Development charges - Withholding of - The instalment of EDC are not subject to the completion of particular item of external development work at a particular point of time - If the basic..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),(as,amended,by,Amendment,Act,of,2002) -- Consumer - Service - Commercial purpose - Electricity supply - To Small scale Industrial unit engaged in production of steel - Whether the electricity is goods or in the category of services, in either way by the Amendment Act of 2002, it has come into purview of the Act if it is hired..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 14 -- Electricity supply - Non availability for long hours - District Forum on the basis of preliminary objection of OP that allegations in the complaint are general in nature without furnishing any detail dismissed the complaint - Record showed that appellant indeed given detail of the timings and the duration when there was no..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),14(1),(d) -- Compensation - Prayer for enhancement - Electricity bill - Issuance of wrong and inflated bill by respondent/DVB - While allowing complaint direction given to OP to issue revised bills and award of compensation of Rs.1,000/- by the District Forum - Appellant failed to make out case as to how the relief granted by..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g) -- Commercial site - Deficiency in service - Built up shops - Purchased by complainants in auction - Grievance that there is lack of basic amenities and prayed for rescheduling of payment of balance installments or in alternative refund of amount deposited with interest - Evidence showed that amenities mentioned in the..........
