KESC EARNING HARAM

[javedm]

The Electricity Account 0707706450013 Consumer No: AL-148880 is of my residence. The latest January 2009 Bill shows meter reading taken on 10 January showing Present at 26275 and Previous at 26275. The 250 units have been charged at Rs. 1300/-. The Bill date is 28 January whereas today Tuesday the 24 February physically the meter reading is at 25975 i.e. 300 units less than shown by KESC exactly 33 days ago. It will be seen that thus while KESC last month for December charge too heavily with the then Present reading, that reading too will still take time to reach. The KESC thus for the last 3-4 months has taken from my family so much in excess for non consumed units. It appears either due to heavy doze of good governance inducted in our public dealing offices are doing meter reading work sitting in their home or the so called foreign investors in order that their brought in investment, if actually there is any, recover back speedly by this novel way of charging in excess This is going on for the last 3-4 months that heavy excess is being charged to minus the effects of company mismanagement etc. From today 24th physical reading figure and that of shown by KESC on 10 January 300 units still in excess one can well imagine how much KESC must had charged us haram for the last 3-4 months. I addressed NEPRA about three months back but no body responded. In the West the newspapers are treated Ombudsmen for the public but unfortunately this senior citizen is on such a lower segment of the lower middle class that his cries during these month could find no room in this sacred space but once again a try.