We’ve been living in a rented apartment for 6 months now and have been getting unusually high electricity bills right from the start. We’ve reported this to BESCOM multiple times but haven’t seen any resolution. Recently, a BESCOM technician confirmed that our neighbor’s electricity usage is being billed to us! While they pay only around Rs.100 per month, our bill averages Rs.1200. We’re stuck in a frustrating situation and need help resolving this.

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Law Forum › Category: Criminal › We’ve been living in a rented apartment for 6 months now and have been getting unusually high electricity bills right from the start. We’ve reported this to BESCOM multiple times but haven’t seen any resolution. Recently, a BESCOM technician confirmed that our neighbor’s electricity usage is being billed to us! While they pay only around Rs.100 per month, our bill averages Rs.1200. We’re stuck in a frustrating situation and need help resolving this.
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Apni Law Staff asked 12 months ago

We’ve been living in a rented apartment for 6 months now and have been getting unusually high electricity bills right from the start. We’ve reported this to BESCOM multiple times but haven’t seen any resolution. Recently, a BESCOM technician confirmed that our neighbor’s electricity usage is being billed to us! While they pay only around Rs.100 per month, our bill averages Rs.1200. We’re stuck in a frustrating situation and need help resolving this.

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Apni Law Staff answered 12 months ago

Under Indian law, you have the right to accurate billing. You should request a detailed meter reading from BESCOM and if the error persists, file a complaint with the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. You can also consider legal action against BESCOM for billing inaccuracies and against your neighbor for electricity theft.

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