Lakshmana Rao, President ––– This appeal arises out of an order dated February 14,1989 in the Consumer Dispute No. 4 of 1988 on the file of the District Forum, Guntur.

2. The appellant herein was the complainant before the District Forum. He has been running an electrical repairshop ina portion of the house No. 4/14, Brodipet, Guntur let out by Sri K. Surya Ramachandra Rao for more than ten years. The shop was provided with electricity service connection bearing No. 32184 in the year 1983 in the name of the landlord Sri Surya Ramachandra Rao. The appellant herein has been availing the service connection with the approval of the landlord, Sri K. Surya Ramachandra Rao ever since the connection was provided and has been paying the charges for the electricity consumed by him. A slab card was supplied in respect of the said service connection in the year 1983. The slab amount was Rs. 30/- per month. The appellant had paid the slab amount regularly up to July 1984 when the period fixed under the slab card had expired.

3. Due to the agitation by a section of the employees of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, fresh slab cards were not issued to the consumers during the period