Mr. Pothuri Venkateswara Rao, Member— The Appellant in this case is the Assistant Accounts Officer in the Narasaraopet Electricity Revenue Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board for the sake of convenience). The Guntur District Forum ordered him to pay compensation of Rs. 500/- to the tenant of a house bearing No. 16-61 having electricity connection bearing No. 2983 in Chilakaluripet. Chundi Venkateswarlu, the tenant complained in C.D. 59/89 that he was being harassed by the employees of the Board working in Chilakaluripet and Narasaraopet offices of the Board. Chilakaluripet is in the administrative jurisdiction of Narasaraopet Electricity Revenue Office.

2. The complainant in his complaint petition dated 14.7.1989 alleged that he was given wrong bills that though he was regularly paying his bills, power supply to his residence was illegally disconnected and that even after he paid the dues by M.O. as per the readings proovided by the Board, authorities power supply was not restored to his residence. He further alleged that he was subjected to mental agony, humiliation and inconvenience. In support of his complaint he got him