Upholding the judgment of the Divisional Forum, Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), has directed the government to pay Rs 50,000 to a consumer for disconnecting his water connection.
Rejecting the appeal of the public health engineering (PHE) department against the order of Divisional Forum, Srinagar of June 14,2008, the SCDRC directed the government to pay Rs 50,000 to the complainant. However, SCDRC has directed that no interest should be charged from the government on the amount.
The Divisional Forum had directed the state government to grant a compensation of Rs 50,000 to Peerzada Mohammad Sultan Makhdoomi, of Shalapora Model Village in north Kashmir district of Baramulla for causing him and his family members great mental Agony, harassment and financial loss by disconnecting his water connection in an unauthorized manner and then asking for water tax for the period when the water supply stood disconnected.
The Commission has upheld forum’s order but has deducted the interest at the rate of 10 per cent on the amount of compensation.
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