• Electrical cables posing danger to residents of society

Our building is 50 years old. We have concealed ducts in walls for carrying electric wires from meter cabin to individual flats. Some of the members have changed the old wires with armature cables. But instead of laying the cables through the concealed ducts, they have just dropped the cables from their balcony to the meter cabin , which is on the ground floor. The cables are passing very close to the iron grills of the balcony of the ground floor flat, posing a risk to its occupants . The office bearers of the society are of the opinion that the cables do not pose any danger.The society has also not done the mandatory fire safety audit. What are options available to the residents of the ground floor flat ? Can they file case against the society ? Or approaching the fire brigade or local municipal corporation would be a better approach to solve the issue ?
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You can complaint it to dy registrar as well as police. You can also file a complaint before consumer court. Yes you can certainly file a case against society

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
32831 Answers
209 Consultations

You should give a representation to the RWA. If they do not acknowledge that it is a problem then you may approach the registrar. File a complaint with the fire department and local municipal corporation. 

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14107 Answers
65 Consultations

Approach muncipal corporation regarding exposed electrical cables 

 

you can also file case against society before consumer forum and seek orders to direct society to remove open exposed cables 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
97459 Answers
7878 Consultations

You can approach the Cheif Fire Officer and inform him about this

The cables have to be in concealed ducts since if they are left exposed then there is a possibility that the internal wires may get exposed and come in contact with metal grills which may result in a fire hazard

So this has to be intimated to the CFO with a copy of the letter marked to society

See what the response of the CFO is and whether he gives any directions to society to comply with

Ultimately if the society does not comply and even the CFO takes no steps for such compliance, you can file a writ petition in High Court

Since the above exercise also involves the electric meter, you can also mark a copy of the letter to the electricity supplying company whether the hanging cables from individual flats upto the electric meter are in conformity with the safety norms 

So let these 2 authorities intervene

 

Yusuf Rampurawala
Advocate, Mumbai
7742 Answers
79 Consultations

File a complaint in the police for having a life threat from hanging cables 

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
5365 Answers
4 Consultations

1. File complaint with the local municipal authority regarding the hanging wires and mark same complaint in CC to electricity department and fire department.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

1. Make complaint u/s 381 r/w 482 of the BMC Act to the local BMC ward office and u/s 37 of the Fire Act to the local Fire Station, against such person/s and the Society for such nuisance and endangering the life of other residents.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

The affected residents can first initiate about the danger posed to them by such cables in writing to the association and await their action or reply.

If there is not fruitful response, then a complaint with the local civic body may be lodged on this dangerous issue. 

A complaint with the electrical department also can be made by the affected residents for taking proper action so that the danger can be removed.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87657 Answers
2353 Consultations

We suggest you to make a written complaint to muncipal. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19326 Answers
32 Consultations

Resident of ground floor can file suit against society for mandatory injunction to shift the wires in duct specifically made for this purpose.

 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10687 Answers
7 Consultations

This is clear threat and constant danger to life. Complain to police. Society opinion is insane and against law.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23009 Answers
31 Consultations

- Since, that cable is dangerous , and an incident may happen in future from the same. 

- The ground floor residents should lodge their complaint before the management of the society , and if refused , then lodged a complaint before the Electricity department of that area and also with the municipal corporation as well. 

- Further ,if no response , then file a Mandatory injunction suit before the court for removing that cable . 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
14747 Answers
224 Consultations

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is suggested that  the affected members may complaint against society management to all concerned authorities including registrar of the society.   

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
6769 Answers
16 Consultations

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