Aggrieved by and dissatisfied therewith Revision Petitions were filed by the Board and by reason of the impugned judgment dated 4.8.2003, the National Commission while upholding the claim of the Board that the order of seniority should be maintained in the matter of supply of electrical energy, directed it to release companynections to all applicants by 31.3.2004.
The Board preferred appeals thereagainst inter alia on the ground that it was obligated to supply electrical energy to the applicants maintaining the order of seniority, in view of Regulation 24 of the Sales Manual.
The District Forums found the Board guilty of deficiency in service and directed the Board to give the companynections to the companyplainants within the period s specified therein and also awarded companypensation.
It also directed payment of interest at the rate of 12 per annum on the amounts deposited by the companyplainants and awarded companypensation of Rs.
The Respondents had also spent a huge amount on companystruction of Kotha and making other arrangements for obtaining supply of electrical energy.
10,000/ each to them.
The said appeals were dismissed.
Cost of Rs.
