Mr. S. Majumder, Member—This appeal has arisen out of judgment passed by the District Forum, Howrah, on 3.5.1999 in the case No. 97/1998, wherein the Forum below has allowed the case on contest without cost and directed the O.P. CESC to instal electric meter at the premises of the complainant within three days by taking connection from the existing service line of the premises. The complainant was directed to pay the amount of the M.A. bill and security deposit as per the I.E. Act, and within three weeks from the date of compliance with all formalities the CESC would instal separate meter in his name without asking any outstanding dues of the previous consumer.

2. The brief facts of the case of the complainant before the Forum were that the complainant was a tenant of particular premises. He made an application to the O.P./CESC Ltd. for installation of a new service connection for domestic purpose at his tenanted premises. The O.P. inspected the site but thereafter the CESC did not instal the separate meter. He made several correspondences with the O.P. but to no effect. Then the complainant filed the case before the Forum, seeking a direction upon the O.P/CESC to provide a sep