Supreme Court of India
Tukaram S/o Sadashiv Chaudhari v. The Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the appellant has suffered hardship and inconvenience as a result of an unexplained delay of one decade on the part of the respondent(s) in granting an electricity connection.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Appellant, an agricul turist held agricultural land – For a bore well to be dug on the land, appellant applied for electricity connection to the respondent on 26 Dec. 1996 and deposited the requisite charges – Respondent raised bill for consumption charges between 30 Sep. 20 05 and 31 Dec. 2005 – Appellant filed complaint before Distri ct Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission claiming that no elec tricity connection had been installed– Complaint allowed– State Consume r Disputes Redressal Commission reversed the order – National Consumer Disputes Redressal
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