Punjab

Sangrur

CC/247/2019

Ranbir Kumar - Complainant(s)

Versus

Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited - Opp.Party(s)

Sh.Harinder Pal

15 Mar 2021

ORDER

DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, SANGRUR
JUDICIAL COURT COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, SANGRUR (148001)
PUNJAB
 
Complaint Case No. CC/247/2019
( Date of Filing : 27 May 2019 )
 
1. Ranbir Kumar
Ranbir Kumar S/o Sh. Mohan Lal R/o Dullat Patti, Longowal, Teh. & Distt. Sangrur
...........Complainant(s)
Versus
1. Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited
Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited, NEar Manchanda Diary, Phirni Road, Sunami Gate, Sangrur through its Manager
2. Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited
Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited, Sahara India Bhawan,1, Kapoorthala Complex, Aliganj, Lucknow-226024 Through Its MD
............Opp.Party(s)
 
BEFORE: 
 HON'BLE MR. Jasjit Singh Bhinder PRESIDENT
  Vinod Kumar Gulati MEMBER
 
PRESENT:
 
Dated : 15 Mar 2021
Final Order / Judgement

DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION,

                                      SANGRUR.

                            

                                        

                                                          Complaint No:   247

                                                          Instituted on   :   27.05.2019

                                                           Decided on     :   15.03.2021

 

Ranbir Kumar son of Shri Mohan Lal resident of Dullat Patti, Longowal, Tehsil and District Sangrur.  

 

                                                …. Complainant.      

                                         Versus

 

1.     Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited, Near Manchanda Diary, Phirni Road, Sunami Gate, Sangrur through its Manager.

 

2.     Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Limited, Sahara India Bhawan, 1, Kapoorthala Complex, Aliganj, Lucknow through its Managing Director PIN 226024.         

        ….Opposite parties.

 

FOR THE COMPLAINANT:     Shri Harinder Pal, Advocate                          

 

FOR OPP. PARTIES              :             Shri Sanjeev Goyal,Adv.         

 

 

Quorum:   Shri Jasjit Singh Bhinder, President

                Shri V.K.Gulati, Member   

 

 

ORDER:  

 

Shri Jasjit Singh Bhinder, President

 

1.             Ranbir Kumar, complainant (referred to as CC in short) has preferred the present complaint against the opposite parties (referred to as OPs in short) on the ground that she availed the services of the OPs by investing an amount of Rs.108350/-  under  Q Shop Plan H  on  25.09.2012. The date of maturity of the said policy/ scheme was 25.09.2018 and maturity value of the said policy/scheme is Rs.4,39,900/-. After due date of said policy/scheme the complainant submitted all the relevant documents with OP no.1 for releasing the maturity amount. The complainant requested the OPs so many times to release the maturity amount but they failed to do so. Thus, alleging deficiency in service on the part of the Ops,  the complainant has prayed that the opposite parties be directed to release the maturity amount of the policy i.e. Rs.4,39,900/- along with interest and to pay Rs.20,000/- on account of mental torture, agony, inconvenience and an amount of Rs.11,000/- on account of litigation expenses.

2.             In reply filed by the OPs, preliminary objections are taken up on the grounds that the complaint is frivolous and vexatious in nature, that the complainant has not come to the Forum with clean hands, that the Q shop scheme relates to purchase of products and that the complaint is devoid of any merit.  On merits, it is admitted that the complainant had invested an amount of Rs.1,08,350/- with the OPs, but it is denied that the OPs promised to pay the complainant an amount of Rs.4,39,900/-after the period of six years. It is denied that the complainant is entitled to get an amount of Rs.4,39,900/- from the Ops.  The other allegations leveled in the complaint have been denied.

3.             The learned counsel for the parties produced their respective evidence before this Commission in the shape of documents and affidavits.

4.             We have gone through the pleadings of the parties and documents placed on record by the parties as well as heard the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties.

5.             It is an admitted fact that the complainant is a consumer of the Ops by investing an amount of Rs.1,08,350/- on 25.09.2012 under Sahara-Q- Shop Plan H scheme, which had tenure/term of 6 years as agreed by OPs.  We have very carefully perused the whole case file and found that the complainant has not produced any documentary evidence on record to show that the Ops ever promised to return to the complainant an amount of Rs.4,39,900/- as mentioned in the complaint nor the complainant has produced any cogent, reliable and trustworthy evidence to support this contention. It is proved by the complainant vide Ex.C-2 that he had deposited Rs.1,08,350/- on 25.09.2012 with the OPs.  It is no doubt true that the complainant had deposited an amount of Rs.1,08,350/- with the OPs with a term of six years. In the circumstances of the case, we feel that the ends of justice would be met, if the Ops are directed to refund to the complainant an amount of Rs.1,08,350/- along with interest @ 6% per annum.

6.             So, in view of our above discussion, the complaint of the complainant is allowed and the OPs are directed to refund to the complainant an amount of Rs.1,08,350/- along with interest @ 6% per annum from 25.09.2012 till realization in full. We further direct the Ops to pay to the complainant an amount of Rs.4500/- on account of compensation for mental tension, agony, harassment and litigation expenses. This order be complied with within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

7.             A certified copy of this order be issued to the parties free of cost as per rules. File be consigned to records.

                                Announced.

 

                                March 15, 2021

       

            

               

                (Vinod Kumar Gulati)                (Jasjit Singh Bhinder)

                         Member                                 President

       

                BBS/-                                              

 

                                                            

                                                       

 

 

                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
[HON'BLE MR. Jasjit Singh Bhinder]
PRESIDENT
 
 
[ Vinod Kumar Gulati]
MEMBER
 

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