| ORDER | Date of Decision: 4.7.2014 First Appeal – 113/2014 (Arising out of the order dated passed by the District Forum(North West), Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi in complaint case No. 359/2013) 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. | Mr. D.N. Maitra S/o Late Sh. Dhirendra Nath Maitra, R/o A-75, Trikuta Hill Apartments, C-58/27, Sector-62, NOIDA Mr. A. Maitra Mr. Aniruddha Sanyal Mrs. Simki Sanyal Mr. Asis San yal Ms. Shibani Sanyal Sharmila Sanyal Alarka Sanyal Arpita Bisi | .........Appellant |
VS 1. 2. | K.S Holidays Pvt. Ltd. WZ-2879, 1st Floor, Sant Nagar, Main Road, Rani Bagh, Near Pitampura M2K Cinema, Delhi The Managing director K.S Holidays Pvt. Ltd. WZ-2879, 1st Floor, Sant Nagar, Main Road, Rani Bagh, Near Pitampura M2K Cinema, Delhi | ........Respondents |
CORAM Salma Noor, Member N P Kaushik, Member (Judicial) 1. Whether reporters of local newspaper be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the reporter or not? N P KAUSHIK, MEMBER (JUDICIAL) Present: Shri Chetan Roy, Counsel for the appellant - In brief the complainant had booked a tour package to Kashmir with the OP M/s K.S.Holidays Pvt. Ltd. at a cost of Rs.1,10,000/-. Grievance of the appellant was that the hotel accommodation provided to him was not a three star deluxe. Bookings were changed without prior intimation. The vehicle provided at Jammu Railway Station was a 12 seater as against the 13 seater ]as agreed. The appellants were detained at the hotel Rotana in Srinagar as no payment from the OP i.e. M/s K.S.Holidays Pvt. Ltd. had reached the hotel in Gulmarg. Renovation work was going on in the hotel.
- For the abovesaid inconveniences caused to the Appellant, the Ld. District Forum awarded the appellant a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- alongwith interest @ 10% p.a. from the date of institution of the complaint. Costs of litigation of Rs.5,000/- were also awarded. In its present appeal the appellant has prayed for enhancement of the amount of compensation alleging that the one awarded by the District Forum was inadequate.
- We have heard Shri Chetan Roy, Counsel for the appellant at length and gone through the case law cited by him. The total cost of the tour package was Rs.1,10,000/-. The compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- along with interest @ 10% in our view is not inadequate.
- The appeal is hence dismissed in limini.
- Copy of this order be provided to the parties free of costs and a copy of this order be also sent to concerned District Forum and thereafter file be consigned to record room.
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