Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Additional Evidence on Affidavit in Consumer Case

 

District : South 24 Parganas.

Before the Hon’ble District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, at Alipore, South 24 Parganas.

 

Complaint Case no. 597 of 2014.

 

In the matter of :

Shri Bistupada Mondal, __________Complainant / Petitioner.

 

-          Versus –

 

District Engineer, The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited ( CESC Limited ), and anr.

          ___________Respondents / Opposite Parties.

 

FURTHER EVIDENCE ON AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLAINANT SHRI BISTUPADA MONDAL.

AFFIDAVIT

 

Affidavit of Shri Bistupada Mondal, Son of           Late Nanilal Mondal, aged about 65  years, by faith Hindu, by Occupation     Daily Labour, residing at premises being no. 41/4, Sisir Bagan Road, Kolkata – 700 034.

 

I, the above deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :-

 

1.   That I am the petitioner, in the above case, thoroughly conversant with the facts and circumstances of the present case and am competent to swear this affidavit.

 

2.   That I beg to say that on submission of Evidence on Affidavit, the Respondents / Opposite Parties are appeared in the present proceeding and praying for submission of their Written Version and Evidence on Affidavit, which has been allowed by the Hon’ble Forum.

 

3.   That I beg to say that the Respondents / Opposite Parties filed their Written Version and Evidence on Affidavit, in the present proceeding before the Hon’ble Forum, therefore a necessity has arisen to submit my further Evidence on Affidavit in reply to the written Version and Evidence on Affidavit  filed by the Respondents / Opposite Parties.

 

4.   That I beg to say that the Electricity Company admitted the facts as stated by me in my earlier Evidence on Affidavit, in para no. 7, at page 2 of the their Evidence on Affidavit. The Electricity Company admitted the facts of new electricity connection application and the visit at the premises for inspection and their letter for seeking some documents has been admitted, as stated by me.

 

5.   That I beg to say that the CESC Company raised a new story of one Maya Roy objection and placed one objection Letter dated 12-08-2014, written by her to the CESC Company, and on bare perusal of such purported letter the contents of such letter are not believable one, and raised suspicion. Further more the CESC Company allegedly said to send one letter dated 01-09-2014, seeking clarification of such objection from me, which has never reached to me, and I am not in receipt of the said purported letter dated 01-09-2014, the CESC Company annexed the copy of the said Letter dated 01-09-2014, but failed to substantiate by any paper to show that the said letter has ever been served to me on any occasion, whatsoever.

 

6.   That I beg to say that if I could receive the said purported Letter dated 01-09-2014, I certainly should made reply to the company. Further more very interestingly the CESC Company made one Letter dated 01-09-2014, to MAYA ROY, seeking clarification about her status and the reasons of her objection, but no reply from the said MAYA ROY has ever been received or acknowledge by the CESC Company, as stated by the Respondents / Opposite Parties, in their Written Version as well as in their Evidence on Affidavit.

 

7.   That  I beg to say that the Letter being Ref. no. 02/10921/14, dated 08-08-2014, issued by the respondent no.1, has been replied properly, through my Learned Advocate, vide Reply Letter being Ref. no. Legal / BPM / 2649, dated 24th day of September’ 2014, through Speed Post with A/D. The A/D, came back with the acknowledgment of receipt of such letter on respondents seal and signature, thereby. I already made annexure with my Evidence on Affidavit submitted on earlier occasion in the proceeding before the Hon’ble Forum.

 

8.   That I beg to say that the Respondents did not reply and or answer to the Letter being Ref. no. Legal / BPM / 2649, dated 24th day of September’ 2014, given by me through my Learned Advocate, and not even cause any endavour to install new electric connection at the premises.

 

9.   That I beg to state that I am a bonafide tenant and able to take electric connection at my premises as such the electricity is an essential services and requirement to me and my family members, in day to day life of our living.

 

10.                That I beg to say that I am enclosing herewith a copy of Rent receipt, Rent Control Chalan, and the documents related to my identity and address proof, collectively marked as Annexure – “A”.

 

11.                That I beg to state that I complied with all the formalities and requisites payment thereof as was asked by the opposite party, to get electric connection at my premises, though the opposite party, did not provide and or arrange to give the electric connection at the premises, till date.

 

12.                That I beg to say that I denied and disputed specifically, all other contents of the Written Version and or of the Evidence on Affidavit of the Respondents, save and except the para no. 7, of their Evidence on Affidavit, and put strict proof of the rest to them.

 

13.                That I beg to state that I on several occasions went to the office of the Opposite party with a request to get electric connection at my premises, though the opposite party did not heed to the request and my prayer and did not provide and or arrange to give electric connection at the premises, and thus is such a purported manner and others the opposite party refused and neglect willfully to give services, on and after receipt of requisite payments thereof.

 

14.                That I beg to state that I applied for new Electric connection as on 06-08-2014, through Annexure A Form No. 85098786279, on and after expiry of 4 ( four ) months more or less, and whereas the such purported in action of the respondents / opposite parties kept me in dark and thereby I am suffering a lot in different aspects only due to such reasons of non availability of electricity alone.

 

15.                That I beg to state that I am a Consumer as enshrined under the provisions of Consumer Protection  Act’ 1986, and the purported acts and omission of the opposite party well constitute the term as Deficiency in services as well described in the Consumer Protection Act’ 1986.

 

16.                That I beg to state that I am entitled to get electric connection within a prescribed period of one month as described in the provision of Section 43 (1) of the Electricity Act’ 2003, and refusal of such by the act of the opposite party, is well described as deficiency in services on the part of the opposite party.

 

17.                That I beg to state that I am a victim of the purported acts and deficiency in services  at the instances of the opposite party and the acts of the opposite party as well as the facts are well constitute the deficiency in services on the part of the opposite party.

 

18.                That I beg to state that in absence of the electric connection I am suffer a lot in various manners and aspects, and feel much depressed.

 

19.                That I beg to state that the respondent shall also pay the compensation due to me for the harassment, troubles, physical inconvenience and mental agony arising directly and or indirectly out of the breach of duty on the part of the respondent. I assesses such loss and damages at Rs. 4,00,000/- ( Rupees Four lakhs ) only.

 

20.                That I beg to state that the purported activities of the respondent established deficiency in services, which is contrary to the Law.

 

21.                That I beg to state that I am entitled to get relief in terms of my prayer in the present proceeding before the Hon’ble Forum, in the facts and in the Law, in the interest of administration of justice.

 

22.                        That the facts contained in my complaint / application under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act’ 1986, and in the Evidence on Affidavit, the contents of which have not been repeated herein for the sake of brevity may be read as an integral part of this affidavit and are true and correct to my knowledge.

 

 

 

                                                                                      DEPONENT

 

Verification

 

I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly verify that the contents of my above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, and no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.

 

Verified this ………….the day of …………….2015, at the Alipore, South 24-Parganas.

 

 

 

                                                                   DEPONENT

                                                                   Identified by me,

 

 

                                                                   Advocate.

 

Prepared in my Chamber,

 

Advocate.

Dated :………………….…..……2015.

Place : Alipore, South 24-Parganas.                     

 

                            NOTARY

 

 

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