ORDER

D. Appa Rao, President - This is an appeal preferred by the Electricity Board aggrieved by the order of the District Consumer Forum-II, Tirupati, in directing it to pay Rs. 45,000 towards damages and Rs. 1,000 towards costs.

2. The case of the complainant in brief is that he was a small farmer. He installed 5 HP tube well electric connection under service No. 44 in his field. He raised sugarcane crop by utilizing power for irrigating his land, through which a 11 KV electric line was passing. While so, on 16.10.2006 at about 2.00 p.m. a live wire was cut and fell on his agricultural field. The entire crop was burnt. Immediately on information the officials of the Electricity Board came and restored the line. On report, the Fire Station Officer had extinguished the fire. In all he had sustained a damage of Rs. 90,000 towards loss of crop. He gave legal notice claiming the amount, for which the Board gave reply admitting that the live wire was cut, however rectified the same. Since the Board did not pay any amount towards damages, he claimed Rs. 1,70,000 towards damages, comprising Rs. 1,00,000 towards loss of burnt sugarcane crop, Rs. 20,000 towards medical treatment and Rs. 50,0