BEFORE THE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, IDUKKI Dated this the 26th day of September, 2009
Present: SRI.LAIJU RAMAKRISHNAN PRESIDENT SMT.SHEELA JACOB MEMBER SMT.BINDU SOMAN MEMBER
C.C No.164/2009 Between Complainant : Thomas Varghese, Eettappurathu House, Kalakkattu, Mavadi P.O. Nedumkandam, Idukki District Pin: 685 553. And Opposite Party : The Secretary, Nedumkandam Grama Panchayat, Nedumkandam, Idukki District-685 553.
O R D E R
SRI.LAIJU RAMAKRISHNAN(PRESDIENT)
Complainant and authorized agent appeared, Heard. Complainant applied for getting the Birth Certificate of his daughter "Jaisymol Thomas", to the opposite party with prescribed fee of Rs.5/- on 22/06/2009. The child was born at Community Health Center, Nedumkandam on 12/12/1989. The Certificate issued from the Superintendent of Community Health Center Nedumkandam, stating that the child was born there and the birth was registered in Nedumkandam Grama Panchayat as Serial No.1216/89 on 13/12/1989, is also produced, copy of the application also produced. The birth Certificate is very essential for the future studies of the child. Opposite party and Counsel appeared. Opposite party submitted that the register of birth in the relevant period has been destroyed due to old and the matter was duly reported to the Office of the Director of Panchayat. They have admitted that the complainant applied for birth Certificate of her daughter to their Office. So we think that the birth Certificate is very essential for the higher studies of the child. The complainant should not suffer because of the distruction of the register in opposite parties office. The opposite party can peruse the Certificate from Community Health Center and the relevant records from there. Hence the opposite party is directed to issue birth Certificate to the complainant for her daughter within 30 days of receipt of a copy of this Order.
Pronounced in the Open Forum on this the 26th day of September, 2009.
Sd/- SRI.LAIJU RAMAKRISHNAN(PRESIDENT) Sd/- SMT.SHEELA JACOB(MEMBER)
Sd/- SMT.BINDU SOMAN(MEMBER)
| HONORABLE Sheela Jacob, Member | HONORABLE Laiju Ramakrishnan, PRESIDENT | HONORABLE Bindu Soman, Member | |