Mrs. Devinderjit Dhatt, Presiding Member—This appeal is directed against the order dated 20.3.2003 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, U.T., Chandigarh (for short, hereinafter, to be referred as District Forum-I) in Complaint Case No. 574 of 2002.

The brief facts are as under :

2. The appellant/complainant Mr. B.S. Lobana, resident of House No. 4096, Sector 46-D, Chandigarh has averred that he received an excessive water bill of Rs. 1,322/- for the period 31.1.2002 to to 31.2.2002. The appellant/complainant has submitted that the average water consumption in his residence has been much on the lower side and the aforesaid bill is due to mischief of the employees of O.P. Nos. 1 and 2. The appellant/complainant was issued bills on average basis which ranged from 54 of 60 K.Ltrs. for two months billing period. The appellant/complainant has alleged that impugned bill is based on manipulated and fictitious meter reading as no construction/renovation has been undertaken by him during the billing period in dispute. The appellant/complainant has prayed for quashing of the disputed bill and for a direction to the opposite parties to issue a revised bill based on averag