V. GOPALA GOWDA, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is a Karnataka Electricity Board, now known as Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. , in short hereinafter called as Corporation for brevity in this order has filed this writ petition seeking for issuance of a writ of certiorari to quash the order dated 14-7-1999 passed by the second respondent in Appeal No. 561/1997 urging various facts and legal contentions.

( 2 ) THE brief necessary facts for the purpose of considering the rival contentions urged by the learned counsel for the Corporation and the first respondent in person are stated as hereunder :the first respondent is a Consumer had filed complaint before the District Redressal Forum under the provisions of S. 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in short called as C. P. Act for issuance of a direction to the Corporation by the Forum to refund the interest amount collected from him for the period from 27-3-1991 to 28-4-1992 and to refund the excess amount collected by the Corporation during the period from 27-3-1991 to 28-4-1992 on the alleged ground that the meter was defective and further claimed for awarding compensation of Rs. 3,000/- for causing mental agony and physica

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