Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Agriculturist Due to Unexplained Delay in Granting Electricity Connection. The Court held that the respondent's delay of one decade after submission of test report constituted deficiency in service under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, warranting enhanced compensation of Rs 5,00,000....
The appellant, Tukaram S/o Sadashiv Chaudhari, an agriculturist owning agricultural land in Maharashtra, applied for an electricity connection to his bore well on 26 December 1996 and deposited charge...




