D.o.F:16/10/2009

D.o.O:08/5/2009

IN THE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, KASARAGOD

                                                CC.301/08

                        Dated this, the 8th  day of May 2009.

PRESENT

SRI.K.T.SIDHIQ                                            : PRESIDENT

SMT.P.RAMADEVI                                                : MEMBER

SMT.P.P.SYAMALADEVI                         : MEMBER

O.C.Krishnan Namboodiri

R/at Krishnan Nivas,                                                 : Complainant

Chettoorillam,Pilathara Po,

Kannur

(Adv.P.Padmanabhan,Kanhangad)

1.Pudukkai Vainingattu Sree Vairajathan

 Eashwarante   Kshethram Committee  having its

 office at  Vainingattu, Po.Uppilikkai, PuthukaiHosdurg   

2 C.V.Krishnan, S/o Koman,

3. V.Balachandran,. Secretary, S/o Krishnan,

All are  R/at Vainingat ,  Puthukai Village

Uppilikkai .Po,  Hosdurg ,Kasaragod.                        :  Opposite parties   

                                                                  ORDER

SRI.K.T.SIDHIQ: PRESIDENT:

The complaint in brief is as follows:

      Complainant O.C.Krishnan Namboodiri  joined in the chitty conducted by opposite parties Nos.1 to 3. The chitty started as on 18/3/06. The total prize money of the chitty was Rs.2,50,000/-. Complainant remitted 11 monthly instalments of Rs. 5000/-  each totaling  Rs.60,000/- till 18/12/07.   Before completing the chitty Opposite parties  1 to 3 absconded  closing the chitty offices and appropriating crores of rupees paid by   hundreds of chittalans including the complainant.   .  Hence the complaint  praying for an order of refund of Rs.60,000/- and  a further sum of Rs.1,000/- towards the mental agony suffered by the complainant with costs

2.     Notice to opposite parties were issued by registered post with AD.  Opposite party No.2 served notice not turned up. That apart notice by substituted service also ordered and the complainant produced the newspaper publication of notice against opposite parties Nos.1&3.  But none of the opposite parties turned up.  Hence opposite parties  1 to 3 were set exparte.

3.   Complainant filed affidavit in support of his claim.  Ext.A1,the chitty pass book produced and marked.   Ext.A1   shows that  the complainant had remitted 12 monthly instalments of Rs.5000/- each  totaling  Rs.60,000/-.

4.   The non  completion of chitty and the appropriation of chitty instalments are  deficiency in services on the part of opposite parties.  It become more grave when  the chitty run by the opposite parties do not have the required license from the authorities to conduct the same.  This is nothing but  an unscrupulous  exploitation  of consumers

         Therefore, the complaint is allowed and the opposite parties Nos.1 to 3 are jointly and severally directed to pay Rs.60000/- to the complainant with interest @9% per annum  from the date of complaint.  Opposite parties   further directed to pay Rs.1000/- as the cost of these proceedings.  Time for compliance is  one month from the date of receipt of copy of the order.

MEMBER                                               MEMBER                       PRESIDENT

Ext.A1-chitty passbook

eva/