BEFORE THE A.P. STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION
ATHYDERABAD.
F.A. 830/2008 against C.C.
Between:
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BSNL Dharmavaram (V&M)
Karimnagar Dist.
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BSNL, O/o. The GMTD
Karimangar
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BSNL, Karimnagar.
And
Martha Satyanarayana
S/o. Narasaiah, Business
R/o. Dharmavaram (P&M)
Karimnagar Dist.Complainant
Counsel for the Appellant:
Counsel for the Respondent:
CORAM:
THURSDAY, THIS THE DAY SEVENTH DAY OF
Oral Order: (Per Hon’ble Justice D. Appa Rao, President)
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2) @ Rs. 0.25 ps. Therefore he filed the complaint
3) designated VPT
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9) being the law of the land
“When there is a special remedy provided in Section 7-B of the Indian Telegraph Act regarding disputes in respect of telephone bills, then the remedy under the Consumer Protection Act is by implication barred. Section 7-B of the Telegraph Act reads as under:- “ 7B Arbitration of Disputes :-
(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, if any dispute concerning any telegraph line, appliance or apparatus arises between the telegraph authority and the person or whose benefit the line, appliance or apparatus is, or has been provided, the dispute shall be determined by arbitration and shall, for the purpose of such determination, be referred to an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government either specifically for the determination of that dispute or generally for the determination of disputes under this Section.
(2) The award of the arbitrator appointed under sub-s. (1) shall be conclusive between the parties to the dispute and shall not be questioned in any Court.”
Rule 413 of the Telegraph Rules provides that all services relating to telephone are subject to Telegraph Rules. A telephone connection can be disconnected by the Telegraph Authority for default of payment under Rule 443 of the Rules.
It is well settled that the special law overrides the general law.”
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1)PRESIDENT
2) MEMBER
Dt. *pnr
“UP LOAD – O.K.”
