Mr. Justice S.S. Dewan, President—This appeal filed by the Punjab State Electricity Board is directed against the order March 21, 1994 of the District Forum, Firozepur, setting aside the demand of Rs. 5,502/- raised against the complainant. The appeal ultimately could not be seriously pressed and therefore, it suffices to notice the facts and merits in the barest outline.

2. Ashok Kumar, complainant-respondent had preferred the complaint on the allegations that he had been duly and regularly paying all the bills for electricity charges for his connection till 11.12.1992. To his consternation, he was sent an excessive and inflated bill of Rs. 5,502/- in the month of February, 1993, which the Board was not entitled to recover from him. Aggrieved thereby, he knocked at the door of the District Forum.

3. In the written statement filed by the appellant, it was conceded that the electric meter of the complainant remained non-functional from May, 1990 to June, 1992 and therefore, the bill for the amount of Rs. 3,487/- at the average consumption of 200 units bimonthly was sent and recovered from him. It was stated that later on, the audit party found that according to the circular No. X