(Per: Mr. D.K. Tyagi, Member):

This appeal, under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, has been preferred by the appellants against the order dated 03.01.2012 passed by the District Forum, Haridwar in consumer complaint No. 332 of 2010. By the order impugned, the District Forum has allowed the consumer complaint and cancelled the notice dated 26.08.2010 sent by the Electricity Department and also directed the Electricity Department to pay the complainant a sum of Rs. 5,000/- towards damages within one month from the date of the order.

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case, as mentioned in the consumer complaint, are that the complainant-Sh. Yusuf has taken an electricity connection No. D-3/520096 from the opposite party-Electricity Department for his tubewell situated at Mauja Nanheda, Anantpur. Later on the said tubewell/boring failed and the complainant had no need to carry on this electricity connection, therefore, he applied in the office of Electricity Department for permanent disconnection of the electricity connection and deposited a fee of Rs. 200/- for disconnection according to the rules of Electricity Department vide receipt No. 38 dated 07.03.1998