JUDGMENT

AVM JONNALAGADDA RAJENDRA, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

1. This Revision Petition is filed under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (“the Act”) against the Order dated 07.07.2021 by the Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, (“State Commission”) in FA No.142/2016 vide which the State Commission dismissed the Appeal preferred by OPs and affirmed the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Barmer (“District Forum”) Order dated 23.06.2016 in CC No. 103/2014.

2. For convenience, the parties are referred to as placed in the original Complaint filed before the District Forum.

3. Brief facts of the case, as per the complainants, are that they had applied for release of electricity connections under the NDS Scheme, pursuant to which the Opposite Parties informed them that at least two applicants were required for release of the connections. Accordingly, one application was submitted in the name of Complainant No. 1 and another in the name of his mother, Smt. Antro Devi. A demand notice was thereafter issued by the OPs. In compliance of the same, Complainant No.1 deposited ₹1,24,500 on 11.08.2011 and Complainant No.2 deposited ₹1,500. Upon deposit of the demand