Sri S.K.Sahoo,President.
The complainant has filed the present petition U/s. 12 of C.P.Act,1986.
2. The complainant is an unemployed youth , who approached the opp.party No.2 to purchase a vehicle to earn his livelihood. After due discussion with the opp.party No.2 the complainant paid an amount of Rs.1,00,000.00 towards margin money and obtained finance of Rs. 5,72,639.99 from opp.party No.2. He purchased the vehicle from opp.party No.1 on 29.07.2011.Annexure-A is the photo copy of Retail Invoice dtd. 29.07.2011. Soon after purchase of the vehicle he obtained hand loan of Rs.50,000.00 from his near and dears and made the vehicle purchased by him road worthy. Annexure- B is the photo copy of registration certificate issued by the RTO-2 ( not found in the record) . The opp.party No.2 in connivance with the opp.party No.3 cleverly made the IDV of the vehicle as Rs. 5,44,000.00 by suppressing the Actual cost of the vehicle i.e Rs. 5,72,649.99 .Annexure- C is the photo copy of the insurance certificate issued by opp.party No.3. The vehicle of the complainant met with an accident in the month of July, 2011 and thereafter on 06.11.2011 the vehicle was tow-chained by the complainant from the spot to the service centre of opp.party No.1 for necessary repairing. Of course the matter of accident was duly intimated by the complainant to opp.party No.2 & 3 . The opp.party No.3 deputed its loss assessor , who has done his survey but did not supply the copy of survey report to the complainant which is mandatory as per insurance law. The OD claim was duly lodged at opp.party No.3 .The opp.party No.1 detained damaged vehicle in his work shop without any reasonable cause and thus delayed the repairing work about one year. The complainant lost his earning during that period. There is deficiency in service to be rendered by opp.party No.1. The opp.party No.1 put mental pressure on the complainant to pay the EMIs but the complainant could not repay the same in due time. He was forced to pay over due charges and interest on the EMI to the financer, due to unnecessary delay in repairing. After repeated approach to opp.partyNo.1 & 3 , after lapse of more than eight months opp.party No.3 gave a proposal to the complainant to receive an amount of Rs. 3,40,000.00 towards full discharge of the claim and settle the dispute. The complainant was not willing, as the opp.party No.1 has charged an amount of Rs. 5,46,185.42 towards repairing. As the opp.party No.1 is to get the amounts spent by him for repairing, he in connivance with opp.party No.3 , he made a proposal to sign the satisfactory voucher and to accept Rs.3,40,000.00 , then the differential amount of Rs. 2,06,185.42 to be paid to the complainant is to be considered. Believing on such assurance of opp.party No.2 & 3 to get the differential amount, the complainant put his signature on the satisfaction voucher. Thereafter, the complainant in several occasions approached the opp.aprtyNo.1 & 2 to pay the balance amount and to settle the dispute but in vain. They both adopted unfair trade practice. Finding no other way out the complainant issued a pleader notice to opp.parties on 23.07.2012 , requesting the opp.party No.1 to pay an amount of Rs. 1,00,000.00 to the complainant for delay in repairing. No reply is received from opp.party No.1. Opp.party No.3 after receipt of pleader notice submitted his reply on 10.08.2012. Hence this case.
3. Notice was issued to both the opp.parties through Regd. Post with A.D on 05.01.2013 . The A.Ds of opp.party No.3 is on record. The notice issued to opp.party No.1 & 2 are neither back nor the A.Ds, so it is deemed that the notice has been duly serve on opp.party No.1 & 2. The opp.party No.1 & 2 have not filed any written statement nor contested the case.
Opp.party No.3 has filed its show cause. The case of the opp.party No.3 is that this case is neither maintainable in facts and law. The opp.party No.3 has issued a Commercial Vehicle Package Policy in favour of the complainant which was valid from 28.07.2011 to mid night of 27.07.2012 . It relates to the vehicle bearing registration No. OR-19M-1855 .The claim of the complainant was settled on the basis of license surveyor. As per the request of the complainant the amount due to him was paid to the opp.party No.1 . So the question of deficiency of service does not arise. According to G.R. 8 of Indian Motor Tariff the IDV value will be fixed by deducting 5 % of manufacturer’s listed selling price of the brand and model. Soon after receipt of claim intimation, the surveyor was deputed and as per his report the amount was settled at Rs. 3,40,000.00 . The case be dismissed.
4. Admittedly the complainant Raghudatta Mishra has purchased the vehicle by availing loan from opp.party No.2 .Annexure- A is photo copy of the retail invoice from which it appears that the vehicle was purchased by availing loan from opp.party No.2 and the vehicle was hypothecated to opp.party No.2. Annexure- C is the photo copy of the policy schedule –cum –certificate of insurance of the vehicle and the period of insurances is 28.07.2011 to 27.07.2012 it is also admitted by both the parties that the vehicle of the complainant met with an accident in the month of July, 2011 which was brought to the garage of opp.party No.1 for necessary repairing. It is alleged that the opp.party No.1 has charged an amount of Rs. 5,46,185.42 towards repairing. Annexure- E series are the photo copies of the bills issued by opp.party No.1 the authorised service centre of the manufacturer. At paragraph- 9 of the complaint petition the complainant has alleged that the opp.party No1 & 2 connived together and persuaded the complainant to receive an amount of Rs.3,40,000.00 towards the repairing after signing the satisfaction voucher and accordingly the complainant put his signature on the satisfaction voucher with a hope that they will pay the differential amount of Rs.2,06,185.42 later on. Except the complaint petition the complainant has not produced any other evidence to prove that opp.party No.1 & 3 connived together and persuaded him to sign the satisfaction voucher by accepting Rs. 3,40,000.00 towards repairing Annexure-E is the photo copy of the satisfaction voucher executed by the complainant on 23.06.2012. The said document w as executed by the complainant in favour of the opp.party No.3 . On perusal of the said document it is crystal clear that the complainant has received an amount of Rs.3,40,000.0 towards repairing of the vehicle bearing Registration No. OR-19M- 1855 towards full discharge of his claim under policy No. 55010031110100000871 for the accident dt. 05.11.2011. As the complainant failed to prove that such satisfaction voucher was obtained from him by practising fraud by opp.party No.1 & 3, the plea taken by him is not accepted. The complainant has accepted the said amount towards repairing of his vehicle.
However at paragraph- 8 of his complaint petition the complainant has mentioned that by repeated personal approach to opp.party No.1 & 3 after lapse of the more than 8 months , opp.party No.3 persuaded the complainant to execute the satisfaction voucher for Rs.3,40,000.00.
We have already hold the complainant failed to prove that opp.party No. 3 after lapse of more than eight months persuaded him to sign the satisfactory voucher for Rs.3,40,000.00 .The complaint has not mentioned in his complaint petition the date on which the opp.party No.1 delivered the vehicle to him after necessary repairing. There is also no evidence who has caused the delay and what is the reason of delay of delivery of the vehicle to the complainant after necessary repairing. However, as the complainant has received the amount of Rs. 3,40,000.00 by signing a satisfactory voucher on 23.06.2012 , he has no right to claim more relating to the accident of the vehicle. There is no deficiency in service by the opp.parties.
5. Hence order :-
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The case be and the same is dismissed on contest against the opp.parties.