Delhi

New Delhi

CC/55/2020

Prashant Singh - Complainant(s)

Versus

M/S. United India Insurance Company Ltd. - Opp.Party(s)

30 Sep 2020

ORDER

 

NEW DELHI DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION-VI

‘M’ BLOCK, 1^STFLOOR, VIKAS BHAWAN, I.P.ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110001

 

Case No.CC.55/2020                                   Dated:

In the matter of:

                Prashant Singh,

              H.No.119, Opp. Imam Bara,

              Hazrat Nizamuddin West,

             New Delhi-13.                   

……..COMPLAINANT

VERSUS

           United India Insurance Co. Ltd.,

           Floor No.8, Kanchanjunga Building,

          909, Barakhamba Road,

        Connaught Place, New Delhi-01.

                       

                                                                                                                                                                     …..........OPPOSITE PARTY

ARUN KUMAR ARYA, PRESIDENT

ORDER

          File taken up by Video Conferencing.

2.       The complainant has filed the present complaint against the OP under section 12 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, alleging deficiency in services and claiming refund of Rs.90,000/-  along with 15% besides other relief.

3.       Argument on the admissibility of the complaint on the point of territorial jurisdiction heard. It is submitted by the complainant that office of OP is situated at Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi,  within the territorial jurisdiction of this Forum, so this Forum was competent to adjudicate the matter.

4.       During the course of arguments, complainant himself admitted that the policy was taken from Badarpur Branch, Okhla of OP.  Further the complainant was residing at Hazarat Nizamuddin, West, New Delhi and after theft of the insured vehicle, the FIR was lodged at Nazarat Nizamuddin P.S. which also does not fall within the Territorial Jurisdiction of this District Commission.   The complainant has failed to place on record any document which proves that any cause of action or part of it arose from the office of the OP situated at Connaught Place, New Delhi,  hence,  this District Forum does not have the Territorial Jurisdiction.

5.       On the issue of territorial jurisdiction, we are guided by the Hon’ble National Commission in Revision Petition bearing No.575/18 was filed by the petitioner Sh. Prem Joshi against the order of Hon’ble State Commission dated 1.11.2017 titled as Prem Joshi Vs. Jurasik Park Inn, in which the Hon’ble National Commission held as under on 1/3/2018:-

“In terms of Section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act, a complaint can be instituted inter-alia in a District Forum within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the cause of action only or in part arises.  The case of the complainant is that the ticket for visiting the amusement park was purchased by him online in his office in Karol Bagh and it is the District Forum at Tis Hazari has territorial jurisdiction over the mattes in which cause of action arises in Karol Bagh.  The cause of action is bundle of facts which a person will have to prove in order to succeed in the Lis.  Therefore, in order to succeed in the consumer complaint, the complainant will necessarily have to prove the purchase of the ticket in entering amusement park situated at Sonepat.  Since the tickets was allegedly purchased at the office of the complainant situated in Karol Bagh, the Distict Forum having territorial jurisdiction over Karol Bagh area would have the requisite jurisdiction to entertain the consumer complaint”.

6.       Therefore, we hold that this District Forum has no territorial jurisdiction to entertain and adjudicate the present complaint in the light of the judgment of Hon’ble National Commission titled as Prem Joshi Vs. Jurasik Part Inn in Revision Petition No.575/18 and the legal position discussed above.  Let the complaint be returned to the complainant along with documents for presenting before the concerned District Forum in accordance with Law.

Copy  of   the order may  be  forwarded  to  the  complainant  to   the case free of cost as statutorily required. The orders be uploaded on www.confonet.nic.in File be consigned to Record Room.

 

Announced in open Forum on 30/09/2020.

 

(ARUN KUMAR ARYA)

PRESIDENT

 

 

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