Rajdhani / Yamuna Power [Bses] — Wrongful disconnection of electricity meter and unlawful demand for earlier burnt meter

Address:

New Delhi, Delhi, 110041

Ref: wrongful disconnection within 3 days of notice notice u/s 56 (1) of the electricity act vide no. 55 received on 24 june 2016

Re: ram gopal gupta plot 5a rattan park nangloi, delhi-41 ca no.[protected]

Sub: wrongful electricity disconnection on 27 june 2016

Dear sir/ma’am

I, ram gopal gupta hereby bring to your kind attention that the meter in my godown at plot 5a, rattan park, nangloi, delhi-41 was burnt on 24-25 march 2015 which was immediately informed to electricity department. The concerned officer removed the burnt meter and replaced with new meter. Also, as was intimated to us for lab testing on 8 april 2015, it was declared complete burning and after that we received no notice about the same from your department. I did not receive any communication since 8 april 2015 till 23 june 2016 regarding any default or demand pertaining to earlier meter. Even lab report dated 8 april 2015 did not reported any discrepancy in burnt meter.

I have been regularly paying my electricity bills in time.
However, suddenly, on 24 june 2016 i received an aforementioned notice u/s 56 (1) of electricity act, 2003 demanding payment of rs. 119685/- within 15 days of receipt of notice i. E. Upto 9 july 2016 in respect of burnt meter. The same day i went to office of vp (F) enforcement at room no. 103, corporate legal & enforcement cell, hari nagar, 66kw grid s/stn, delhi-64 and met the officiating officer who advised me to submit application and assured me that appropriate action shall be taken to quash the notice.

However, to my surprise, the electricity department officials have disconnected electricity supply of my premises on 27 june 2016 without any prior intimation.
Also, principle of natural justice is not being followed in the entire process as i have never been given an opportunity of being heard before issue of demand notice or before disconnection.

The disconnection is illegal and unlawful and is causing me immense loss of business to the extent of rs. 10, 000/- for each day.

The entire process exposes the high handedness of private utility company bses rajdhani power limited. First of all they raised unlawful and exorbitant demand against my burnt meter which even lab test report declared ok and without any discrepancy.
Then they proceeded to disconnect the electricity on new meter after one year by giving 3 day notice.

Thanks


R. G. Gupta
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