Retired Person — Heavy penalty on cheque bounce - appeal for review

Date: 13.06.2009


The Executive Engineer
E U D D – III, P V V N L
Old Collect orate
D Block, Kavi Nagar
Ghaziabad-


Sub.: Cheque No. 347521 dtd. 19/12/08 drawn on Central Bank of India for
Rs. 3432/- for payment of Electricity charges, in favor of EUDD –III, bounced
Back due to wrong `account number entered on my cheque by some body
In pipe line. (My connection No.1016/106176)



Dear Sir,

On 01/05/09, I went to deposit my electricity bill of May-2009 ( In previous letter I have given Nov-2008 which is a mistake, regrettable on my part ) in advance as I have never received any Electricity bills . I was told by Patel Nagar Ghaziabad payment receiving Clerk of your Department that a cheque is lying bounced from the bank and total bill ofRs.5933/- pending while bill of Rs.3432/= only bounced back. When I asked for details to be given to me, he told me to collect it from Kavi Nagar office of PVVNL.

Then I requested AE (Electricity) Mr. Gupta on mobile, asking him to help me in paying the current electricity payment charges, which was paid by me on 01/05/09.

On 8th May 2009, I came to office of Executive Engineer at Kavi Nagar Ghaziabad, for collection of pending bill details, I was surprised to see the cheque dated 19/12/08 for Rs. 3432/- bearing no. 347521 Central Bank Of India, Wright Ganj Branch was returned long back on remark “that Account no. does not exist” .Actually it was not bearing any Account no. initially (somebody in the pipe line has entered the wrong a/c. no. on the cheque)

On examination, it was found that cheque book was issued to me by Central Bank of India, Wright Ganj Ghaziabad without entering my account no. to cheque leaves and I had also used the same cheque book and drawn the cheque on 19/12/08 for Rs. 3432/-, which was bounced back by Central Bank of India, Wright Ganj Ghaziabad, and same information was not passed on to me till 01/05/09. This is very serious and some body should be made accountable.

This all has happened due to cumulative mistake committed on account of followings

1.0 First by Bank, which issued cheque book without entering Account no. on the
Cheque leaves (Gross negligence on the part of Bank)
2.0 Second, at the payment receiving window the Clerk, who did not check the full details of cheque and issued the receipt.
3.0 Third, on my part, who did not notice the particulars of the cheque submitted.
4.0 Somebody realising the mistake committed, entered at-random account number on said cheque which was bounced back to you otherwise said bank has filled the account number and credited to your account.

So, it is a cumulative human error and can be ignored and you are requested to
Re-submit the cheque to Bank or take a fresh cheque from me and condone the penalty put on me without any fault of mine or minor penalty of cheque bouncing may be put without disconnection penalty which was not done. I have paid all the due payments in time without waiting for” Electricity Bills” which were never sent to me.

Kindly revise the bill enclosed for correction as it showing Rs, 4361 outstanding against bounced bill of Rs.3432/-.

Regards

Dinesh Kumar
180, New Arya Nagar
Meerut Road
Ghaziabad
Encls:
Copy of Latest Bill paid and out standing bill given to me on Billing Counter at the time of making payments.