ORDER (ORAL)

        Despite service, no one has put in appearance on behalf of the Respondent No.2.  Consequently, the said Respondent is proceeded against ex parte.

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        Respondent No.1, the Complainant, submits that despite the fact that there have been several defaults on the part of the Petitioner Company, in as much as the Written Version was not filed within the stipulated time; the travel and allied expenses as directed vide order dated 01.03.2017 were not remitted and even a complete set of the paper book, directed to be supplied on the last date of hearing has not been received by him, still, in order to avoid further delay in the disposal of the Complaint, filed by him sometime in the year 2016, he would not object to the Written Version, already filed on behalf of the Petitioner, for being taken on record provided he is adequately compensated for the afore-said defaults and is granted an opportunity to file evidence in rebuttal to the evidence filed on behalf of the Petitioner.

        In view of the above statement and bearing in mind the observations by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in “Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. And Anr. vs. M/s Mampee Timbers And Hardwares Pvt. Ltd. And Anr. (C.A. Diary No.2365 of 2017), we allow the Revision Petition; set aside the order dated 21.12.2016 passed by the State Commission and the order dated 29.09.2016 passed by the District Forum, rejecting the Application filed by the Petitioner for condonation of delay in filing its Written Version, subject to the Petitioner paying to the Complainant costs of ₹25,000/-.  The costs shall be remitted by the Petitioner to the Complainant along with the travel and allied expenses, totaling ₹35,000/-, by means of a Demand Draft within three weeks from today.    

We clarify that the Written Version shall be taken into consideration only if the afore-stated costs are paid to the Complainant.

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        The parties are directed to appear before the District Forum on the date already fixed.

        The Revision Petition stands disposed of in the above terms with no further order as to costs.

        Order dasti.