ORDER BY HON’BLE PRESIDENT- MR. P.K. PADHI:
JUDGMENT
Complainant has filed this consumer complaint U/s.12 of C.P. Act, 1986 seeking following reliefs;
“Direct the opposite parties to pay the litigation expenses fees Rs.15,000/- and Rs.1,00,000/- towards mental agony and harassment and Rs.2,10,000/- towards the cost of the land and Rs.10,000/- towards ROR preparing charges and cost of Rs.3,30,000/- towards construction of building in total Rs.6,65,000/- will not refund with the interest 12% from the opposite parties for the cheating and negligence of opposite parties in their part”.
The brief fact of the case is that, the complainant has purchased a land on 27.02.2018 from the opposite party No.1 with full and final consideration of Rs.2,10,000/- and the opposite party No.2 taken away Rs.3,30,000/- for construction of a building in two installments and the opposite party No.1 & 2 had given computer money receipts. Opposite party No.1 taking all responsibilities to prepared the ROR in favour of the complainant and taken away of Rs.10,000/- towards cost for prepare the ROR and after preparation the ROR vide Khata No.792/538, Plot No.22/4033, Area-A0.06 Dec of mounza Jagannathpur handed over the same to the complainant. On 01.9.2019 the complainant got a notice from office of the Sub-Collector, Jagatsinghpur in misc appeal No.08/2019. On inquiry the complainant came to know that the opposite party No.1 by practicing fraud and taken away of Rs.2,10,000/- towards cost of the land in respect to the khata No.736, Plot No.22 of area A0.06 dec. kissam- gharabadi and the opposite party No.1 practicing fraud manage to obtain a notarize agreement for sale from Smt. Belarani Bose and others in respect to the major settlement khata No.736, Plot No.22 A0.29 dec and subsequently without registration and without consent from the other recorded tenant manage to recorded his name exclusively by way of institute a revenue misc case No.50/12 before opposite party No.3. The opposite party No.3 being the Tahasildar and the opposite party No.4 being the local Revenue Inspector involve in total fraud. The opposite party No.2 being the builder and taken away Rs.1,50,000/- for the plinth structure and Rs.1,80,000/- taken away for the charges up to lintel and deferred the time since last one year. After getting notice from the office of the Sub-Collector in misc appeal No.08/2019, the complainant contact with the opposite party No.1 & 2 and the opposite party No.1 & 2 assured to return the money of Rs.5,50,000/- within three months in presence of witnesses with 10% per annum since the date of purchase.
Notice was issued to opposite parties by Regd. Post on 14.02.2020 but all opposite parties are absent and having set ex-parte on 08.6.2022.
The complainant has paid Rs.2,10,000/- towards sall-deed to opposite party No.1 against Plot No.22, Khata No.736. The complainant has also paid Rs.1,50,000/- on 27.5.2018 and Rs.1,80,000/- on 21.7.2018. Besides that it is alleged that complainant has paid Rs.10,000/- for ROR as such in total complainant has paid Rs.5,50,000/- to opposite party No.1 & 2 during period from 2018 on different dates. The complainant has alleged against opposite party No.3 & 4 alleging fraudulent involvement for preparation of fraudulent paper for sell the land for which this Commission has no jurisdiction and power to entertain such complaint for which we dismiss the case against opposite party No.3 & 4. The opposite party No.1 & 2 have received the documents for construction of building and purchase of land amounting Rs.5,50,000/- but no proof regarding Rs.10,000/- claim to pay towards ROR preparation charges. In spite of our notice opposite parties have not turnoff. Taking into consideration the averment and materials available on record and particularly when the opposite parties are absent and counsel for complainant is not appearing regularly after filing the case. We direct the opposite party No.1 & 2 to refund Rs.5,50,000/- with 8% simple interest from the date of deposit/payment till date of refund. We also impose cost of Rs.10,000/- towards mental agony and Rs.1,000/- towards cost of litigation. With the aforesaid observation and direction the consumer complaint is disposed of.