Chandigarh, April 20 -- Electricity ombudsman, joint electricity regulatory commission (JERC) has directed UT electricity department and Chandigarh Power Distribution Ltd to refund the meter rental charges wrongly charged from consumers of the department.

Ombudsman upheld the order passed by consumers grievances redressal forum (CGRF), passed on a complaint filed by SK Nayar, president, Indian Citizen's Forum (ICF). The forum in its order dated November 26, 2024, had directed electricity department to refund the excess amount of meter rental charged from consumers with effect from April 1, 2023.

Nayar had submitted the electricity department was collecting rentals continuously in violation of the tariff orders 2023-24, effective from Ap...