Before the Upbhokta Lok Adalat held in District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T., Chandigarh

CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO. 337  OF  2023

BEFORE:

          PAWANJIT SINGH, PRESIDENT

          SURJEET KAUR, MEMBER

          SURESH KUMAR SARDANA, MEMBER

          SHALINI, MEMBER – UPBHOKTA LOK ADALAT

PRESENT:

None for Complainant.

Sh.Gaurav Bhardwaj, Advocate for OPs.

Dated :  25^th November 2023

AWARD

1.   Vide his separate statement recorded on 17.11.2023, Sh.Gaurav Bhardwaj, Counsel for OPs has stated that the matter has been settled between the parties and as per settlement, the OPs shall pay a lumpsum amount of Rs.40,000/- to the complainant within a period of four weeks from 17.11.2023 in full and final settlement of the present matter, failing which the OPs shall be liable to pay the aforesaid amount alongwith interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of filing of present consumer complaint. Vide his separate statement recorded on 17.11.2023, Sh.Davinder Kumar, Complainant has admitted the aforesaid statement of counsel for OPs and prayed that the present consumer complaint be disposed of in terms of aforesaid settlement in Upbhokta Lok Adalat.

2.   In view of the statements made by the counsel for OPs as well as complainant and in terms of the settlement, the complaint stands disposed of by passing the following order:-

1. OPs shall pay a lumpsum amount of Rs.40,000/- to the complainant within a period of four weeks from 17.11.2023.
2. In case OPs fail to pay the aforesaid amount within the stipulated period, then OPs shall be liable to pay the same alongwith interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of filing of present consumer complaint i.e. 19.07.2023 till the payment is made.

3.   The award is accordingly passed.

4.   Certified copies of this order be sent to the parties free of cost. The file be consigned.