Electricity discom rights
RKP
(Querist) 09 April 2018
This query is : Resolved
I am located in Bangalore and stay in an apartment which has some ~145 flats.
In Bangalore the electricity is distributed and billing done by a government body "bescom".
Every month some of the residents default in their payment i.e. they do not pay their electricity bills.
Last month bescom came and informed the apartment's association that 40 flats have not paid their bills and asked the apartment's association to pay the bills of individual flats.
Association did not had permission to spend money on such bills without any prior notice and so expressed their inability to pay personal bills instantly.
Following which bescom disconnected the entire apartments electricity.
Bescom's words are "The maintenance team has neglected our request to pay the bills and due to their negligence the disconnection was made. It is the job of the apartments's maintenance team to take care of these issues.".
After much request and effort of apartment association, bescom restored the electricity.
On questioning about notice of disconnection bescom says "Bescom The electricity bill given to consumer will serve as disconnection if payment is not made within due date.".
Question is:
1) Can bescom disconnect electricity without any proper notice other then the bills?
2) Is it the responsibility of apartment association to pay individual flat's bills before/after due date?
3) Can bescom force apartment's association or apartment's maintenance team to pay the personal bills of individual flats?
4) Is it not the responsibility of bescom to collect the bills themselves from each flats without disconnecting electricity of entire apartment and without involving apartment's association in this?
5) Is this not a matter only between bescom and the individual flats?
Ms.Usha Kapoor
(Expert) 10 April 2018
1)Bescom has to issue a legal notice before disconnecting electricity to the flats.
2( It is not the Apartment Association duty to collect individual power bills from each of the apartment Association.
3)NO
4)It is the Bescom's responsibility to collect individual power bills from individual flat owners without involving the entire flats Association being plunged into darkness on account of non payment of electricity bills by individual flat owners and BESCOM should disconnect power supply only to such individual flats who committed default in payment of power bills.
5)It is a matter only between BESCOM and Individual Flat Owners.
RKP
(Querist) 10 April 2018
Thanks a lot Usha Madam for the clarifications.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 10 April 2018
IT is good to see that some querists come back to thank the experts..
Appreciated.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 10 April 2018
Genuine querists are expected to share their thankfulness..that is the only reward for selfless service
The queries posted from multiple fake ID’s by IT’s and entities that loiter at online portals cannot be expected and must not be expected to do so…
Moreover the very purpose of IT’s and entities that loiter at online portals is only one; to allure unsuspecting querists and distract Experts that want to contribute.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 10 April 2018
Genuine querists are expected to share their thankfulness..that is the only reward for selfless service The queries posted from multiple fake ID’s by IT’s and entities that loiter at online portals cannot be expected and must not be expected to do so… Moreover the very purpose of IT’s and entities that loiter at online portals is only one; to allure unsuspecting querists and distract Experts that want to contribute.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 10 April 2018
Pls post with your ID and you can get many replies. Also draft properly so as to convey a clear message.
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