Rs. 1,25,899/-, which according to the appellant was unconscionable in all respects, without any regard to the actual facts and figures. It is pointed out that though the appellant had sought to replace the metre immediately, the Electricity Board did not pay any heed to the same and the metre was changed only on 09.08.2004, virtually after one year. The metre again went bad; upon which complaint was again raised, pursuant to which it was again changed on 01.10.2004. It was also pointed out that the petitioner was not having sufficient production at the time when the inspection was made in July, 2003. But in view of the subsequent developments, the position got improved and by the time the metre was changed and reinstalled in October 2004, there was more consumption of electrical energy so as to cope with the extent of production in the unit. The authorities of the Board reckoned the power consumption, after installing the new metre in October 2004 and taking an average, it was applied to deal with the position prior to the date of inspection on 10.07.2003, and arrived at a fanciful figure of Rs.1,25,899/- which was mulcted upon the appellant.
