IN THE DELHI STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION Date of Institution: 31.10.2023 Date of Hearing: 25.09.2025 Date of Decision: 03.12.2025 FIRST APPEAL NO.565/2023 IN THE MATTER OF MR. GOPAL RANA S/O MR. KANWAL SINGH RANA R/O VILLAGE AND P.O. KHERA KALAN DELHI-110082 …APPELLANT (Through Mr. Kapil Jain & Associates Mob.9810510137)

VERSUS NORTH DELHI POWER LTD.

(NOW TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD.)

OFFICE AT NDPL HOUSE, HUDSON LINES KINGSWAY CAMP, DELHI-110009 …RESPONDENT (Mr. Harish Purohit, AR, Mob.9971707476 &

Email: consumercare@tatapowr-ddl.com)

CORAM:

HON’BLE JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL (PRESIDENT)

HON’BLE PINKI, MEMBER (JUDICIAL)

Present: Mr. Kapil Jain, counsel for the appellant.

Mr. Harish Purohit, AR of the respondent.

PER : HON’BLE PINKI, MEMBER (JUDICIAL)

JUDGMENT

1. The present Appeal (First Appeal) has been filed by the Appellant against Respondent as detailed above, against the order dated 26.05.2023 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-V, North-West District (hereinafter referred to as District Commission) in Complaint (CC) No. 1466/2009, inter-alia praying for setting aside the order passed by the District Commission.

2. While the Appellant was Complainant before the District Commission and the Respondent was Opposite Party before the District Commission.

3. The facts of the case as per the District Commission record are as under:

“1. A complaint under Section 12 of Consumer Protect Act 1986 (hereinafter referred to as CP Act) led by Sh. Gopal Rana (hereinafter referred to as complainant) The complainant is seeking to provide electricity connection for the tube well of the complainant at khata no. 62 Khasra numbers Village Khera Katan: Delhi-82, to pay Rs.2,00,000/- for harassment and mental agony suffered by him and Rs.2,50,000 as compensation to financial losses suffered by complainant

2. A brief facts of the present case are that the complainant is a professor of education in Maharishi Valimiki College of Education Delhi University and Owner/Bhoomidar of agriculture land measuring 8 big has 16 biswas situated in khata no. 62,khasra no. 68/2, 3 village Khera Kalan Delhi-110082. It is stated that the agriculture land was allotted and transferred to complainant by the revenue department in lieu of his land during the consolidation proceedings of village in June 2005.

Previously it was owned by Sh. Amar Singh Jain.

3. It is stated that after the death of Sh. Amar singh Jain his son namely Anil Kumar Jain became the owner of the land left by his father and revenue department as per consolidation act and rules allotted other land to sh. Anil Kumar Jain It is further stated that after taking the possession of the allotted land complainant applied for agriculture tube wall electricity connection in September 2005 for irrigation of the land in October 2005 came to know from the officials of opposite party that already an agriculture tube well electricity connection existed in the name of Sh. Amar Singh Jain and there were some dues with respect to electricity connection.

4. It is stated that complainant through his written application vide diary no 1031 dated 05 10.2005 stated that there was no tube well electricity connection or other accessory existed at the site and requested for new electricity connection. Thereafter approached to the officials of OP several times for sanction of new electricity connection in his name but it was delayed due to electricity dues on previous connection in the name of Sh. Amar Singh Jain but no documentary evidence was provided It is further stated that in the month of May 2007 vide letter no 7668 dated 17.05.2007 complainant informed to OP that the electric connection in the name of Sh. Amar Singh Jain was removed 5/6 years back and written representation dated 22.05.2007 stating that complainant has no concerned with previous arrears of electricity dues as agriculture land after consolidation proceedings possessed by complainant and requested for new connection