Ld. Advocate(s)

          For Complainant    .. Mukbul Rahaman

           For OP/OPs      .. None

Date of Filing           : 11.09.2018

Date of Disposal      : 15.07.2019

:    JUDGMENT & ORDER  dtd. 15.07.2019   :        

Nonpayment of the maturity amount of five fixed deposit certificates of the depositor herein, the complainant has obliged him to lodge this complaint u/s 12 of the C.P. Act 1986 for redressal.

The brief fact of the case is that the complainant had five F.D. certificates bearing numbers  925 003004189,  925 003004190, 925 003004191, 925 003004192  and 925 003004193  for the amount of Rs. 17,000/- + Rs.17,000/- + Rs.17,000/- + Rs.17,000/- + Rs.17,000/- = Rs.85,000/-  with the OP No.1 for the period from 30.09.2016 to 30.03.2018, i.e., for the period of 18 months.  According to the condition of the F.D. Scheme, the complainant is entitled to get the maturity amount of Rs. 19,771/- + Rs. 19,771/- + Rs. 19,771/- + Rs. 19,771/- + Rs. 19,771/- = Rs.98,855/- plus up to date interest as per norms of the OPs.  The complainant has made claim as per rule but no payment has been made by the OPs.  The complainant in his averment had prayed for directing the OPs to refund of Rs.98,855/- + up to date interest as per norms of the OPs, a compensation of Rs. 20,000/- for harassment and mental agony and litigation cost of Rs. 10,000/-.

After receiving the notice none of the OPs on behalf of the Sahara India Parivar appeared before this Forum or filing written version to contest this case.  So the case was heard ex-parte against the OPs.

On argument the Ld. Lawyer for the complainant argued that he had submitted proper demand notice but the OPs gave no reply. 

From the above discussion and as per original documents which are in the record, it is clear that the complainant is entitled to get the maturity amount of Rs.98,855/- together with up-to-date interest as per norms of the OPs.  It is the deficiency in service on the part of the OPs not to make payment of the maturity amount in time.  The complainant is not responsible for the internal disturbance of the OPs.

Hence, it is

                                                                   O R D E R E D,

That the OPs are hereby directed to refund of Rs.98,855/- + up-to-date interest to the complainant as per norms of the OPs within 30 days from the date of this order, failing which an interest @ 10% p.a. shall be imposed on the total amount up to the date of this order.  A compensation of Rs. 4,000/- for harassment and mental agony and litigation cost of Rs. 2,000/- are to be paid to the complainant by the OPs within 30 days from the date of this order.

The case be and the same is allowed ex-parte against the OPs. 

            Let a plain copy of this judgment be supplied to the parties forthwith free of cost.