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D.K.BHAMRAH, H.S.BRAR, JASBIR SINGH
SUB-DIVISION OFFICER, PSEB – Appellant
Versus
NIRANJAN SINGH – Respondent


Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties :
For the Appellants : None.
For the Respondent: None.

ORDER

Mr. Justice H.S. Brar, President—Brief facts mentioned in the complaint are that the complainant was running an Atta Chakki in Village Rani Majra by holding electric connection account No. SPH/0830 for 25 H.P. motor and was thus consumer of the opposite parties. The opposite parties had issued a bill dated 16.1.1999 for Rs. 59,931/- on the assumption that the complainant had committed theft of electric energy. Prior to above-mentioned bill the complainant had cleared/made payment of electricity bill before 16.8.1998. There was no arrears/liability towards the complainant/ consumer. Cause of such a huge bill was given “Glass of meter found broken”. The matter was pursued by the then S.D.O. of PSEB and a penalty of Rs. 150/- on account of finding of broken meter glass was imposed which was duly deposited by the complainant. Thereupon, the bill was reduced to Rs. 1,431/- only after withdrawal of huge money/amount from that bill. It was then stated in the complaint that again the withdrawn amount has been re-added in the fresh bill dated 16.1.1999 under ill-will and ulterior motive to extract money from the complainant. According to the complainant, even the breakage of meter glas


























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