Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021

1 · Short title and commencement - (1) These regulations may be called the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure for filing Appeal before the Appellate Authority) Regulations, 2005.

2 · Definitions - In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a) *Act" means the Electricity Act; 2003;

66 · Assessing Officer" means the assessing officer designated under section 126 of the Act;

3 · Filing of Appeal.- (1) Unless the final order is made with the consent of the parties, any person aggrieved by a final order made by an assessing officer under section 126 of the Act, may, within 30 days of the order; file an appeal before the appellate authority (2) No appeal shall be entertained unless an amount equal to [half] of the assessed amount is deposited in cash or bank draft with the licensee and documentary evidence of such deposit has been enclosed alongwith the appeal: (3) The appeal shall be made in the form specified in the Schedule. The Memorandum of Appeal shall be signed and verified in the manner specified in the Schedule: The appeal shall be accompanied by the following fee payable in cash or bank draft drawn in favour of appellate authority: Amount Assessed Fee

39 · of the assessed amount subject to minimum of Rs. 500/-

1 · 5% of the assessed amount subject to minimum of Rs. 3000/-

4 · Miscellaneous. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and these regulations, the Commission may, from time to time, issue orders and practice directions in regard to the implementation of these regulations and procedure to be followed, on various matters, which the Commission has been empowered by these regulations to direct and matters incidental or ancillary thereto.

1 · Details of Applicant

2 · Details of the Distribution Licensee

3 · Details of the Assessing Officer

4 · Address of the premises concerned:

5 · Consumer Account No. and category of service:

6 · Connected Load:

7 · Contracted load/demand

8 · Particulars of the meter installed:

9 · Date of inspection:

10 · Date of service of the provisional assessment order upon the appellant: 11. Amount provisionally assessed: 12. Date of filing of objections by the appellant against provisional assessment: 13. Date of hearing of the objections by the assessing officer:

14 · Date of final assessment order:

15 · Whether the appellant has paid the fee of Rs. aS per section 127 of the Act read with sub-regulation 3 (5) and if so enclose documentary proof of payment:

16 · Whether the Appellant has paid the one third of the disputed amount as per section 127 of the Electricity Act; 2003,and if so enclose documentary proof of payment:

17 · Whether there was any consent of the appellant to the final order

18 · GROUNDS OF APPEAL

1J · (Name of the appellant) declare that the facts stated in the above Memorandum of Appeal are true to the best of my knowledge (and information and I believe it to be true); no part of the same are false and nothing material has been concealed therefrom.