defective meter, the
meter was removed and packed in a cardboard with signature of consumer
and checking team and a new meter bearing No.0224901 ... checking, the plaintiff
refused to sign the checking report
Ex.D1/Ex.P3 and at the time of checking of
the meter
meter was not removed by him nor packed or sealed in
his presence. He also admitted that the meter had been checked ... been changed. This meter has to be brought
in ME Lab of your department for further investigation. My
removed meter be checked in my absence
dated
26.08.2002 by which they were informed that on checking of the meter in
M&T Lab., seal of the meter was found duplicate ... case of suspected theft (broken/tampered/ fake seals of
meter and / or metering cubicle / cut in incoming PVC Cable or any
other instance where evidence
respondents regarding consumption of
electric energy through the electric meter connection.
The checking in case in hand was done on 12.10.2013, when
the meter ... incorrect as to
the lack of association at time of checking of meter after removal and
whether any notice was given which is the principle
checking and the consumer had given his consent
regarding the checking on 07.08.2015, as per Ex.R-6. It, however, found
in the checking done ... meter and the meter had been dismantled and handed over to
the staff of Sub Division, Phillaur and therefore, the re-checking on
14.08.2015 which
meter, if the
meter is found to be faulty, the consumer was required to be
intimated. The defendant Nigam has replaced the defective meter
without ... stated
that the entire process had been videographed and the checking
of the meter had been done in the presence of the plaintiff.
Trial Court
officials visited the premises of the petitioner
to check the electricity meter. Checking staff raised the objection that outer
seals of the meter ... meter was
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taken for checking
removed meter was brought by the official
in the ME Lab for its internal inspection where the said meter was opened
and checked. On inspection ... noticed that the appellant examined
only one witness by whom the meter was checked and seals were found
fake. It has been recorded that nothing
make meter installed inside consumer premises.
Meter accuracy found abnormal, it is case of suspected theft of energy".
The checking party removed the meter ... time of checking of the meter. The meter in question
was checked on 25.03.2015 in the presence of Neeraj Kumar Khanna.
Vide report dated
UHBVNL, Babyal vide letter dated 25.5.2016 to get the meter checked from
the laboratory, however, the bill was paid under protest upto ... meter was in order and
wrongly it was declared defective with mala fide intention. The meter was
not got checked from
