ORDER

Mr. Baldev Singh Sekhon, Member -This appeal has been filed by the appellant/complainant against the order dated 14.12.2011 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Patiala (in short "District Forum"), vide which his complaint against the respondents/opposite parties was dismissed.

2. The facts, in brief, are that the complainant was a consumer of the opposite parties having a domestic electric connection, bearing account No. P33BF300792H with a sanctioned load of 3 KW. On 25.11.2010, the officials of the PSPCL handed over memo bearing No. 2074 dated 25.11.2010 to him in which a demand of Rs. 20,692 was raised. He approached the officials of the PSPCL but they did not pay any heed to his request to withdraw the same. It was pleaded that the demand raised was illegal, violative of the principle of natural justice and against the rules and regulations of the opposite parties inasmuch as no checking of electricity connection was ever carried out nor any explanation of the complainant was called before imposing the penalty. This order of assessment was challenged by him before the District Forum.

3. The opposite parties filed written reply pleading therein that the