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BEFORE THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL

COMMISSION, FEROZEPUR.

C.C. No.101 of 2026

Date of Institution: 25.05.2026

Date of Decision 02.06.2026

Mahinder Singh aged 65 years son of Shingara Singh resident of Village Khamba,

Tehsil Guruharsahai, District Ferozepur, Aadhar No.2047 7861 2803, Mobile

No.70090-63769.

....... Complainant

Versus

1. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Mamdot Sub Division, Mamdot,

District Ferozepur through its Assistant Executive Officer.

2. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, through its Chairman, PSPCL,

The Mall, Patiala-147001.

........ Opposite parties

Complaint under Section 35 of

the Consumer Protection Act.

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PRESENT :

For the complainant : Sh. H.C.Kamboj Advocate

QUORUM

Ms. Kiranjit Kaur Arora, President.

Ms. Suman Khanna Member,

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ORDER

KIRANJIT KAUR ARORA, PRESIDENT:-

Complainant has approached this Commission seeking directions to

the opposite parties to install the electric tubewell connection of 5 HP in the land,

to pay Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation for mental agony, pain and harassment and

Rs.22,000/- as litigation expenses.

2. Brief facts of the complaint are that the complainant is agriculturist

and he applied for tubewell connection on 22.2.2013 for 5 HP with the opposite

parties and deposited the necessary amount. It has been pleaded that the

complainant received a letter dated 29.03.2016 bearing memo No.3516 from the

opposite parties whereby the request for issuing of said tubewell connection was

accepted by opposite parties. Further it has been pleaded that the opposite parties

sent demand notice dated 29.3.2016 to the complainant to this effect. The

complainant complied all requirement and submitted the same to the opposite

parties and sent his rediness to install the said connection. Estimate for expenses

was prepared by the opposite parties which amounts of Rs.81,548/-. The

complainant went to the office of opposite party No.1 to deposit the above said

expenses, but the officials of opposite parties refused to receive the same on the

ground some false theft of electricity committed by complainant and gave note

over demand notice i.e. theft case/amount pending. It has also been pleaded that

false F.I.R. was registered against the complainant bearing No.1005 dated

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11.12.2015 at PS APT Bathinda under Section 135 of Electricity Act, 2013 by

the opposite parties. The complainant applied anticipatory bail in above said FIR,

which was accepted by the court. It has been pleaded that the complainant many

a times visited the office of opposite parties for installing said tubewell electric

connection, but of no use. Pleading deficiency in service and unfair trade practice

on the part of the opposite parties, hence this complaint.

3. Heard.

4. Complainant himself has pleaded in the complaint that F.I.R. was

registered against the complainant bearing No.1005 dated 11.12.2015 at PS APT

Bathinda under Section 135 of Electricity Act, 2003 by the opposite parties. The

complainant applied anticipatory bail in above said FIR, which was accepted by

the learned court. So before admitting the case, this Commission is to see as to

whether the present complaint is maintainable or not before this Commission. As

per the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in case U.P.Power

Corporation Ltd. & Ors Versus Anis Ahmed decided on 1.7.2013 as reported in

2013(3) RCR Civil 946. Further considering all the legal aspects in para 29 of the

judgement which is reproduced in appreciation of the case as under:-

29. Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003, empowers the

assessing officer to make assessment in case of "unauthorized

use of electricity". It provides that if on an inspection of any

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place or premises or after inspection of the equipments,

gadgets, machines, devices found connected or used, or after

inspection of records maintained by any person, the assessing

officer comes to the conclusion that such person is indulging

in"un