J.D. Kapoor, President—On account of having suffered complete damage to the electrical articles and appliances due to high voltage and fluctuations in the supply of electricity, the respondent has been awarded compensation of Rs. 2 lacs towards the damage to the electrical articles and Rs. 50,000 on account of deficiency in service and

Rs. 2,000 as cost of litigation.

2. Feeling aggrieved the appellant has preferred this appeal.

3. Case of the respondent leading to the impugned order, in brief, is that appellant has supplied three phase electricity connection bearing No. 31201115046-K at the premises of the respondent and the respondent is regularly making the payment. On 11.11.2003 there was no electricity in the morning since the appellant were doing some repair work in the compound of the Rishi Apartment and at about 2.15 p.m. the appellant restored the electricity of the premises and supplied electricity of very high voltage for few minutes which resulted in fire, the television kept in one of the rooms caught fire which spread through curtains to other part of the house of the respondent. The fire started from the TV and the house of the respondent was set on fire