Maharashtra

StateCommission

A/04/1198

MUSLIM CO-OP CREDIT SOC LTD., THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER, SANJAY SADASHIV BIDKAR, - Complainant(s)

Versus

ABDUL AJIJ MEMUDP PATEL - Opp.Party(s)

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26 Sep 2011

ORDER

BEFORE THE HON'BLE STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL
COMMISSION, MAHARASHTRA, MUMBAI
 
First Appeal No. A/04/1198
(Arisen out of Order Dated 12/03/2003 in Case No. 330/2002 of District Sangli)
 
1. MUSLIM CO-OP CREDIT SOC LTD., THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER, SANJAY SADASHIV BIDKAR,
PRADHAN KARYALAY, KHANBAUG, SANGLI.
...........Appellant(s)
Versus
1. ABDUL AJIJ MEMUDP PATEL
ISLAMPUR, TAL WALVA, DIST SANGLI.
2. DILSHAD A. AJIJ PATEL,
ISLAMPUR, TAL WALVA, DIST SANGLI.
3. NAJIYA A. AJIJ PATEL,
ISLAMPUR, TAL WALVA, DIST SANGLI.
4. MEHAJBIN A. AJIJ PATEL,
ISLAMPUR, TAL WALVA, DIST SANGLI.
5. MUDASSARNAJAR A. AJIJ PATELM,
ISLAMPUR, TAL WALVA, DIST SANGLI.
6. FARAJANA A. AJIJ PATEL,
ISLAMPUR, TAL WALVA, DIST SANGLI.
...........Respondent(s)
 
BEFORE: 
 Hon'ble Mr. P.N. Kashalkar PRESIDING MEMBER
 Hon'ble Mr. Dhanraj Khamatkar Member
 
PRESENT:None present for the appellant as well as for the respondents.
 
ORDER

Per Shri P.N. Kashalkar, Hon’ble Presiding Judicial Member

          This is an appeal filed by org. opponent-Muslim Co-op. Credit Soc. Ltd. against the judgement and award dated 12/03/2003 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sangli in consumer complaint No.330/2002.  After obtaining order of notice before admission and stay, appellant/Credit Society has never bothered to serve notice on the respondent and it was lying unattended in this Commission since 2004.  This appeal was taken out from sine-die list and placed before this Bench on 03/08/2011 for disposal.  On that date, we directed the office to issue notices to both the parties returnable on 26/09/2011 i.e. today.  Accordingly, as per endorsement dated 19/09/2011 office has sent notices to both the parties, but both parties are absent.  Hence, we decide to dispose of this appeal on merits.

 

2.       We are finding that in filing this appeal, there is delay of 15 months.  As such Misc. Appl. No.1595/2004 has been filed by the appellant-Credit Society.  In the condonation of delay application grounds mentioned are financial difficulties, non-recovery of dues from the Members, pendency of 200-225 Civil Suits in various Courts.  These are the grounds mentioned in the condonation of delay application.  What is pertinent to note is the fact that condonation of delay application is not supported by any affidavit.  The appellant-Credit Society had taken care to ask for stay and in support of stay application, they had filed affidavit.  But in support of condonation of delay application, they had not filed affidavit.  Therefore, delay of 15 months is not proved by adducing evidence of any just and sufficient cause under the provisions of Section 24-A of Consumer Protection Act, 1986.  That apart, the grounds mentioned are general one.  There is no specific ground for filing this appeal so belatedly.  In the circumstances, application filed to seek condonation of delay of 15 months will have to be rejected outrightly.  In the circumstances, the appeal will not survive for consideration.

 

3.       Moreover, by way of judicial interest, we have gone through the order passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum and we are finding that this was a simple case of respondents demanding back their deposits kept with the appellant-Credit Society.  Deposits were not given back and therefore, they filed consumer complaint.  There was obviously deficiency in service on the part of appellant-Credit Society in not giving refund of deposit amount.  That is the hard earned moneys of the respondents which were kept in the appellant-Credit Society.  They approached the appellant-Credit Society for refund of moneys and when same were not given they filed consumer complaint.  On the whole, we are finding that even on merits appellant-Credit Society has no case.  It was guilty of deficiency in service.  In the circumstances, we pass the following order :-

                   -: ORDER :-

1.       Misc. Appl. No.1595/2004 for condonation of delay stands rejected.

2.       Consequently, appeal does not survive for consideration.

3.       No order as to costs.

4.       Copies of the order be furnished to the parties.

 

Pronounced

Dated 26th September 2011.

 

 
 
[Hon'ble Mr. P.N. Kashalkar]
PRESIDING MEMBER
 
[Hon'ble Mr. Dhanraj Khamatkar]
Member

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