ORDER

R.C. Kathuria, President - Against the order of dismissal of the complaint, dated 18.8.2003 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Karnal the appellants-complainants have come up in appeal.

2. Put shortly, the facts as can be gathered from the record briefly stated are that the complainants are residents of Village Faiz Ali Pur Majra, Tehsil Gharaunda, and District Karnal. The complainant Nos. 1 to 4 have installed tubewells operated with 7.5 BHP motors while Hari Krishan complainant No. 5 had installed tubewell operated with 5 BHP motor and all of them had been paying the electricity bills received regularly. The water level of all these tubewells was 205 ft. The opposite parties had started issuing electricity bills at the flat rate of Rs. 104 per H.P. per month while the other persons who are residents of Village Chaura, Tehsil Gharaunda, District Karnal, detailed in para No.4 of the complaint had been sent electricity bills @ Rs.78 per H.P. per month. Terming the demand made in the bills received by the complainant as discriminatory and arbitrary, the complainant invoked the jurisdiction of the District Forum seeking directions to the opposite parties to