Haryana

StateCommission

RP/91/2015

Maruti Suzuki India Limited - Complainant(s)

Versus

Satpal s/o Sh. Hakam Chand - Opp.Party(s)

10 Dec 2015

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

                                                                                 

                                                          Revision Petition No : 91 of 2015

Date of Institution:       24.11.2015

Date of Decision :        10.12.2015

 

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Plot No.1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070.

                                      Petitioner-Opposite Party No.1

 

Versus

 

1.      Satpal s/o Sh. Hakam Chand, r/o Arora Mohalla, Gali No.12, Mansa, District Mansa- 151505.

 

2.      Shakti Motors Private Limited, Chotala Road, Dabwali, Sirsa.

3.      Tara Motor Private Limited, Barnala Road, Mansa, District Mansa, Punjab.

Respondents

 

 

CORAM:             Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh, President.

                             Shri B.M. Bedi, Judicial Member.

                             Shri Diwan Singh Chauhan, Member                      

 

Present:               Mr. Salil Sabhlok, Advocate for petitioner.

 

 

                                                   O R D E R

 

NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL)

 

          Maruti Suzuki India Limited-opposite party No.1 (petitioner herein) is in revision against the order dated October 26^th, 2015 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sirsa (for short District Forum), whereby the petitioner was proceeded exparte.

2.      Satpal – complainant (respondent herein) filed complaint under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, before the District Forum alleging deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties.

3.      The case is at its initial stage. Justice is the goal of jurisprudence.  No party should ordinarily be denied the opportunity of participating in the process of justice dispensation.   The ends of justice would be met if an opportunity is granted to the petitioner to file reply and contest the complaint.   

4.      Accordingly, this revision petition is accepted and the order dated October 26^th, 2015 is set aside subject to the conditional cost of Rs.3000/- which is to be paid by the petitioner to the respondent-complainant, on the date fixed, before the District Forum. Consequently, the petitioner is accorded opportunity to file reply and join the proceedings.

5.      This revision petition is disposed of without issuing notice to the respondents with a view to impart substantive justice to the parties and to save the huge expenses, which may be incurred by the respondents as also in order to avoid unnecessary delay in adjudication of the matter.  In this regard, reliance can be placed on a Division Bench Judgment of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court rendered in Batala Machine Tools Workshop Cooperative Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Gurdaspur(CWP No.9563 of 2002) decided on June 27^th, 2002.

6.      The petitioner is directed to appear before the District Forum, on December 14^th, 2015, the date already fixed.

7.      Copy of this order be sent to the District Forum.

Announced 10.12.2015

(Diwan Singh Chauhan) Member

(B.M. Bedi) Judicial Member

(Nawab Singh) President

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