Punjab

Ludhiana

CC/20/232

Gurbir Kaur - Complainant(s)

Versus

PNB - Opp.Party(s)

Jagdep Sehgal

09 Dec 2023

ORDER

DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, LUDHIANA.

                                                Complaint No: 232 dated 08.10.2020                                                         Date of decision:09.12.2023

 

Gurbir Kaur D/o. Late Shri Surinder Singh and wife of Shri Rattandeep Singh, Resident of House No.1664, B-17, Red Quarters, Abdullapur Basti, Ludhiana.                                                                                  ..…Complainant

                                                Versus

Punjab National Bank (Erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce), Miller Ganj, Ludhiana through its Branch Manager.                                                                                                                                         …..Opposite Party

Complaint under section 35 of the Consumer Protection Act.

QUORUM:

SH. SANJEEV BATRA, PRESIDENT

SH.JASWINDER SINGH, MEMBER

MS.MONIKA BHAGAT, MEMBER

 

COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES:

For complainant             :         Sh. Jagdeep Sehgal, Advocate

For OP                           :         Sh. B.B. Sharma, Advocate

 

ORDER

PER SANJEEV BATRA, PRESIDENT

1.                           The complainant has invoked the jurisdiction of this Commission by filing the present complaint and raised a consumer dispute with regard to freezing her account by the OP and to pay/release the amount of Rs.14,86,584.60ps  and to pay the compensation of Rs.3,00,000/- as well as litigation expenses of Rs.33,000/-.

2.                Notice was issued to the opposite party and on 19.02.2021 Sh. Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Advocate appeared on behaved of OP and filed regular power of attorney written statement along with affidavit on behalf of OP on 10.03.2021. The OP denied the allegations levelled in the complaint by stating that the account was freezed by retaining the amount of Rs.14,86,584.60 due to mater subjudice in the Civil Courts. The OP denied any deficiency in service on its part  and also prayed for dismissal of the complaint

                   However, on 06.12.2023, settlement has been effected between the parties and the parties has produced on record the attested to be true copy of agreement/memorandum of understanding/compromise as Ex.CX. Pursuant to the same, complainant has suffered a statement that the matter has been compromised with his brother Paramjit Singh and litigation pending between him and his brother has already been withdrawn from the respective courts. Further, he got recorded his statement that for withdrawing the present complaint in view of the compromise but with the request to direct the OP Bank to defreeze his account.

                   Sh. B.B. Sharma, Advocate counsel for OPs has got recorded his statement that since the matter has been compromised by the complainant with her brother Paramjit Singh on whose complaint the account of the complainant was freezed. So, the bank will abide by the orders passed by this Commission in this regard. Complainant has prayed for passing of award in view of the compromise.

3.                In view of the aforesaid settlement arrived between the parties, the present complaint stands disposed of with the direction to the OPs to defreeze the account of the complainant within 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of order. Copy of the order be supplied to the parties free of costs.

4  .              File be indexed and consigned to record room. 

 

(Monika Bhagat)           (Jaswinder Singh)         (Sanjeev Batra)               Member                       Member                         President   

National Lok Adalat    National Lok Adalat      Consumer Commission                                                                                     cum Chairman, National                                                                          Lok   Adalat       

Announced in Open Commission                                            Dated:09.12.2023.

Gobind Ram.