Mr. Justice D.P.S. Choudhary, President—Complainant is the appellant who has preferred the appeal against the order dated 8.9.2003 passed in Complaint Case No. 28/2002 by the District Forum, Nalanda whereby and whereunder the complaint petition has been dismissed on the ground of limitation.

2. The brief facts of the case is that complainant-appellant is a bona fide consumer of Bihar State Electricity Board for running the petrol pump namely Pawapuri Fuel Station. On 18.8.1994 the complainant filed a petition before the Electricity Board and informed that electric meter has been closed and it has become non-functional. The complainant has stopped consuming electricity since then. The complainant made request to the Electricity Board to get the meter repair and resume the electric supply so that he can run the petrol pump efficiently. It was also alleged that due to defective meter and non-supply of the electricity the petrol pump of the complainant was closed and he had to suffer heavy loss and also mental torture. The complainant made several request with the Electricity Board to get his grievance redressed but to no effect. He ran from pillar to post and personally approached