S.K.M. Lodha, President ––– By the order dt : 16.6.90 the District Forum, Jaipur dismissed the complaint and the complainant-appellant has filed this appeal under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (“the Act” herein)_Briefly put the facts leading to this appeal are these :

2. The complainant owns a house In the village Khairwal but at present he lives in Janta Colony, Jaipur. The complainant is the consumer of the opposite parties-respondents as he is having electric connection No. 5-1-112. Without rendering proper account, the opposite parties issued a bill showing arrears of Rs. 1,184.56 and on account of non-payment, disconnected the electricity. The complainant wrote letters to the opposite parties to explain the account but they did not do so. He wrote a letter dt : 22.8.89 but ao clarification was received. He, therefore, filed the complaint on 25.8.89 against the opposite parties praying that they may be directed not to raise the improper demand of Rs. 1,184.56 against the complainant and also not to disconnect the electricity. With the complaint, the complainant submitted photo stat copy of the bill for Rs. 1,287.74 in which Rs. 1,184.56 have been shown as