Mr. Justice S.A. Shah, President — The original opponent being aggrieved by the order of the District Forum, Surendranagar has filed this appeal. The respondent complainant had agricultural land in the sum of village Khodu. For the purpose of fetching water from his well to irrigate the field he decided to install an engine and, therefore, applied for electrical energy to the appellant. His application was registered vide entry No. 4370 for 15 H.P. It appears that after the receipt of the application a ‘yadi’ was sent to the complainant on 2.6.88 directing him to pay the estimated cost of Rs. 2,460/which was immediately paid by him. He was given a consumer No. 2221 but the connection was not given and, therefore, he filed the complaint before the District Forum.

2. In reply to the complaint the Board has stated that before the connection charges were paid by the complainant it was found by the Jr. Engineer of the Opponent on 10.4.88 that the complainant had taken illegal power supply without the consent and knowledge of the Opponent and complainant was found stealing electrical power illegally and hence the Dy. Engineer (O&M) was directed to file a complaint of theft against th