On 6/10/17 persons of private electric company SNDL at 10.00 am entered the residential premises and alleged that their is a Theft of electricity from the temporary disconnected meter. No seizures were made no F.I.R. was filed , No panchnama was made . The signature of customer not taken on any document. They just took some photograph. On 9/10/17 the customer was threatened to pay Rs 1 , 41,000/- or F.I.R. will be filed and further action taken . On the same day first a person from SNDL at 9.00 am came and said that if amount of Rs 8000 is paid he will put forward the proposal for re connection . The amount was paid and receipt taken . Two years before the average bill was Rs 8000/- month for years .But for 6 months the amount charged per month was Rs 15 to 20 so customer objected and stopped paying . SNDL lured and cheated the and got paid Rs 50,000/- as 1 time settlement against amount of Rs 1,15000/- But surprisingly after 15 days his meter was temporary disconnected and remained disconnected for 2 years . He had other 2 meters in same premises in other family members name as a joint family so he legally took his disconnected electricity from other metres Can now the SNDl file a case of theft , what action can it take, what the customer shall do ?
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1.The customer should keep silent over this issue for so long.
2.The SNDL or its officials are at fault and hence the customer must raise voice.
3.First he would lodge a complaint of fraud with the local police.
4.Since it is a case of unfair trade practice a case beofre the consume frum can be filed for deficiency of service so the customer can be compensated.
5.Another option is to file writ petition beofre the high court agaisnt misuse of power of SNDL officials.
Case of theft can be filed against you as you have taken electricity from other meter
2) contest the case deny that you have stolen the electricity
3) apply for and obtain bail from trial court
Hi, file a consumer complaint against the electricity company .. They cannot illegally disconnect the connection as you have already paid a sum of 50,000/-
There appears to be a theft of electricity or tampering of the electricity connection.
What prevented him from enquiring about the disconnection for almost 2 years?
You may talk to the company people and get the issues sorted out without going for legal action on this in future.
Hello,
For all the circumstances as illustrated by you, you can move to the HC directly for the malafide being played by the SDNL.
Also, yes SDNL is at liberty to file a case of theft but if the case will be filed without PANCH then you may challenge the same in the High Court and can then easily obtain a bail and can pray for its quashing.
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