Mrs. Silpi Majumder, Member—This appeal has arisen out of the judgment passed by the District Forum, Kolkata, Unit-II, on 14.11.2002 in the case No. 171/2002, wherein the Forum below has allowed the case on contest and directed the OP-CESC to restore electric connection of the complainant without payment of reconnection charge. The Forum also awarded a compensation of Rs. 5,000/- in favour of the complainant payable by the O.P. for harassment and mental agony. The complainant was directed to pay the outstanding amount and the O.P. was directed to raise fresh bill in that context.

2. The brief facts of the case of the complainant before the Forum were that being a consumer under the O.P.-CESC under commercial category the complainant used to pay electric bills regularly. But due to financial difficulties he could not pay electric bill for the month of May, 2001 in time and for that reason subsequent bills were sent to him with notice of disconnection. The complainant received the notice bill for the month of July, 2001 for a sum of Rs. 1,252/-. The due date of payment was 13.8.2001. According to the complainant even after payment of his outstanding dues, the commercial electric