Haryana

StateCommission

RP/58/2018

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD. - Complainant(s)

Versus

MOHAN KUMAR AND OTHERS - Opp.Party(s)

SALIL SABHLOK

07 May 2018

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                                 

Revision Petition No.    58 of 2018

Date of Institution:       25.04.2018

Date of Decision:         07.05.2018

 

 

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, registered office at: Plot No.1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070.

 

 

…….Petitioner-Opposite Party No.1

 

Versus

 

1.      Mohan Kumar son of Bhagwan Dass, resident of Block 1-2^nd, House No.32, Madangir Ambedkar Nagar, New Delhi-110062, presently residing at: Street No.2, Shyam Kunj, Maruti Kunj Road, Bhondsi, Gurugram.

 

….Respondent No.1-Complainant

 

2.      Competent Automobiles Company Limited, A-25, Sector-34, Infocity (opposite hero Honda) Gurugram-1220001.

 

 

……Respondent No.2-Opposite Party No.2

 

3.      Rohan Motors Limited, 3695/31/14, Mathura Road, Sawal Vihar, Main Palwal City, Palwal (Haryana)-121101.

 

……Respondent No.3-Opposite Party No.3

 

 

CORAM:   Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh, President.

                   Shri Balbir Singh, Judicial Member.

         

 

Present:     Shri Salil Sabhlok, counsel for the petitioner.

 

                            

O R D E R

 

 

 

NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL)

 

          Maruti Suzuki India Limited-opposite party No.1 (petitioner) is in revision against the order dated November 17^th, 2017 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Gurgaon (‘District Forum’), whereby petitioner was proceeded ex parte, which is reproduced as under:

“Notice to OP No.1 issued on 10.10.2017 through registered post. Counsel for the complainant filed tracking report of notice of opposite parties. As per the tracking report, notice reached to the OP No.1 on 12.10.2017.

Case called several times since morning, but none has appeared on behalf of OP No.1. It is 3:00 PM. Further wait is not justified. Therefore, OP No.1 is proceeded ex parte.

Reply and vakalatnama on behalf of OP No.2 filed. Copy given. Vakalatnama on behalf of OP No.3 filed and seeks time for filing reply. Adjournment sought. Now the case is adjourned to 23.11.2017 for filing reply by OP No.3.”

2.      Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that the petitioner did not receive the notice. The next date of hearing before the District Forum is May 09^th, 2018.

3.      Ends of justice would be met if an opportunity is granted to the petitioner to file written version and contest the complaint.   Accordingly, this revision petition is accepted and the impugned order is set aside. The petitioner is accorded opportunity to file written version and join the proceedings. 

4.      This revision petition is disposed of without issuing notice to the respondents with a view to impart substantive justice to the parties and to save the huge expenses, which may be incurred by the respondents as also in order to avoid unnecessary delay in adjudication of the matter.  Reliance can be placed on a Division Bench Judgment of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court rendered in Batala  Machine Tools Workshop Cooperative Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Gurdaspur (CWP No.9563 of 2002) decided on June 27^th, 2002.

5.      The petitioner is directed to appear before the District Forum, on May 09^th, 2018, the date already fixed.

6.      Copy of this order be sent to the District Forum. 

 

Announced 07.05.2018

(Balbir Singh) Judicial Member

(Nawab Singh) President

  D.R.