Date of receipt of the petition :25.02.2024 Date of Hearing :27.03.2024 Date of Order :02.04.2024 In the presence of Er. R.Anbuselvan, B.E., M.B.A., Chairman Thiru.B.Bhaskaran, Member I Name & Address :Thiru. N.Sridharan Petitioner/Consumer Designation and Address Of the Licensee Concerned : Executive Engineer/O&M/Porur 1st floor, 110/11KV SRMC SS Complex, Chettiyar Agaram Road, Porur, Chennai-600 116.
Respondent/Licensee
Complaint of the petitioner : S/c No.309-012-2202
Subject: Request to change of common EB tariff – I-E as per the G/O (eff. from Nov.1,2023) Ref : S/C No.093090122202, Name: S.R.Praveena and Divya This is to inform you that our apartment is having only two floors and six dwellings only without lift facilities. As per the Government notification, we are eligible for the common EB tariff I-E (i.e., Rs.5.50 per unit). Currently the tariff is calculated as I-D (i.e., Rs.8.15 per unit). We request you to kindly change our common EB tariff category to I-E (i.e., Rs.5.50 per unit). We also request you to adjust the excess collected amount in the upcoming bill. Contention of the Licensee : The respondent (Executive Engineer/O&M/Porur) vide his letter dt: 26.03.2024 has enclosed letter from Assistant Engineer/O&M/Poonamallee/South to the petitioner dated: 25.03.2024 as follows: “Based on your CGRF complaint dated 25.02.2024, the site was inspected and found the common meter S/c No.309-012-2202 was changed the tariff from 1D to 1E on 26.02.2024 please”. Arguments : The petitioner has not attended the meeting. Issues to be decided by the Forum : The petitioner has represented about tariff change from 1D to 1E in the common S/c No.309-012-2202 and requested to adjust the excess amount collected in the upcoming bill. Findings : The respondent (Executive Engineer/O&M/Porur) has reported that the common S/c No.309-012-2202 was changed from tariff 1D to 1E on 26.02.2024. Order: (operative portion) The grievance of the petitioner about tariff conversion of S/c No.309-012-2202 from tariff 1D to tariff 1E has been attended. The forum directs the respondent (Executive Engineer/O&M/Porur) to revise the billing in S/c No.309-012-2202 under tariff 1E from 01.11.2023 as per the Tariff Order no 09 of 2023, dated 31.10.2023. With this direction, the petition is treated as closed. If the petitioner is not satisfied with this order, he has the right to file an appeal before the OMBUDSMAN, 4th Floor, SIDCO Corporate Office Building, Thiru-vi-ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032 within 30 days from receipt of this order. -sd/- -sd/- Member I Chairman To 1. Thiru. N.Sridharan by mail Mail id. [email protected] 2. Executive Engineer/O&M/Porur by mail 3. Assistant Executive Engineer/O&M/Poonamallee by mail 4. Assistant Engineer/O&M/Poonamallee/South by mail