(Per: Justice B.C. Kandpal, President):

This revision petition under Section 17(1)(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 has been preferred against the order dated 20.06.2013 passed by the District Forum, Tehri Garhwal in consumer complaint No. 01 of 2013, whereby the District Forum has dismissed the application dated 22.04.2013 Paper No. 15C/1 (Paper No. 19) moved by the revisionists for recalling the order to proceed the consumer complaint ex-parte against the revisionists.

2. The respondent – complainant has filed a consumer complaint before the District Forum, Tehri Garhwal, alleging therein that the electricity department has issued him a bill for sum of Rs. 1,03,457/-, which was not correct. It is further alleged that on 05.09.2012, the electricity department sent a letter to the District Magistrate, Tehri Garhwal for recovering the above amount from the complainant as arrears of land revenue. The complainant has stated that the said demand is illegal and filed the consumer complaint for cancellation of the recovery certificate and also sought ancillary reliefs.

3. The consumer complaint was filed before the District Forum on 17.01.2013. The registered notice was se