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

CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO.3  OF  2023

BEFORE:

          PAWANJIT SINGH, PRESIDENT

          SURJEET KAUR, MEMBER

          SURESH KUMAR SARDANA, MEMBER

          VIJAY KUMAR GARG, MEMBER – NATIONAL LOK ADALAT

PRESENT:

Sh.Devinder Kumar, Advocate for Complainant.

Sh.Gaurav Bhardwaj, Advocate Proxy for Sh.Chetan Gupta, Advocate for OPs.

Dated :  9^th December 2023

AWARD

1.   Vide his separate statement recorded on 07.12.2023, Sh.Chetan Gupta, 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.55,000/- to the complainant within a period of 30 days from 07.12.2023 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 07.12.2023, Sh.Devinder Kumar, Counsel for Complainant has admitted the aforesaid statement made by counsel for OPs and prayed that prayed that the complaint be disposed of in terms of aforesaid settlement in National Lok Adalat.

2.   In view of the statements made by the counsels for the parties 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.55,000/- to the complainant within a period of 30 days from 07.12.2023.
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. 30.12.2022 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.