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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
M.ASOKAN – Appellant
Versus
THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge against electricity bills. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. consumer's right to understand bill basis. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. need for procedural fairness. (Para 7) |
| 4. statutory interpretation supporting consumer protection. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. quashing of irregular demands. (Para 11) |
JUDGMENT
The petitioner challenges the short assessment bill issued on 28.02.2022 for the period from 07/2016 to 12/2016, claiming an amount of Rs. 41,925/-. Exts.P1 and P2 were issued in printed formats. While Ext.P1 pertains to the period 07/2016 to 12/2016, Ext.P2 is from 21/2019 to 8/2021.
2. The petitioner challenged the same before the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) through Ext.P2. Ext.P3 is the argument note preferred by the petitioner before the CGRF, specifically raising the following contentions:
“2. So far as an ordinary consumer is concerned, he is unable to understand anything from the above demands except the fact that those demands relate to period 2016 and 2019-2021. The licensee failed to establish such demands with proper notice to the consumer.
3. There is no dispute regarding the fact that the KSEBoard has issued periodical monthly/bymonthly demands to the consumer dur
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