Orissa

Rayagada

CC/405/2015

Narasinga Patra - Complainant(s)

Versus

Sr.Superintendent of Post Officers Jeypore - Opp.Party(s)

Self

10 Apr 2018

ORDER

DISTRICT   CONSUMER  DISPUTES REDRESSAL    FORUM, RAYAGADA,

STATE:  ODISHA.

C.C. Case  No. 405 / 2015.                                           Date.     10    .  4     . 2018

P R E S E N T .

Dr. Aswini  Kumar Mohapatra,                       President.

Sri  GadadharaSahu,                                                                       Member.

Smt. Padmalaya  Mishra,                                                              Member.

 

Sri Narasingha Patra,  S/O: Neelakantha Patra, At/Po:Ambadola,     Dist:Rayagada  (Odisha).                                                                                                              …. Complainant.

Versus.

1.The Sr. Superintendent of Post office, Koraput Division, Jeypore, Dist:Koraput.
2.The Post Master, Ambodalla Post office,  Ambodolla, Dist: Rayagada

3. The  Post Master General, Odisha, Berhampur, Dist: Ganjam.

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                                                                                                            ……...Opp.Parties

For the Complainant:-Self..

For the O.Ps.  :-  In  person.

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JUDGMENT

The  curx of the case is that  the above named complainant alleging deficiency in service  against  afore mentioned O.Ps for  non refund of  Rs.30,000/- deposited  amount in S.B. account No. 7102902  for which  the complainant  sought for redressal of the grievances raised by the complainant.

On being Noticed to the O.Ps the O.P. No.1appeared  in person before the forum  and stated that being the operational head of Koraput postal Division is competent  to file the reply on behalf of all the   O.Ps   inter alia filed   written  version refuting the allegation made against them.The O.Ps taking one and other pleas in the written version   sought to dismiss the complaint as it is not maintainable  under the C.P. Act, 1986. The facts which are not specifically admitted may be treated  as denial of the O.Ps. Hence the O.Ps  prays the forum to dismiss the case against  them  to meet the ends of justice.

The O.Ps appeared and filed their written version.  Heard arguments from the    O.Ps and from the complainant.    Perused the record, documents, written version  filed by the parties. 

This forum  examined the entire material on record  and given  a thoughtful consideration  to the  arguments  advanced  before us by  the  parties & vehemently opposed the complaint touching the points both on the facts  as well as on  law.

                                  FINDINGS.

Undisputedly the complainant is a S.B. account  holder of Ambadola Sub-post office bearing  S.B. Pass book No. 7102902.  Again there  is no dispute a sum of Rs.30,000/-  had  deposited   by the complainant   in his S.B. account  on Dt. 12.2.2011. 

On conclusion of departmental inquiry, the claim papers were submitted by the O.P. No.1 to the   O.P. No.3  for sancton of the defrauded amount in favour of the  complainant  in due observance of departmental procedures. The O.P. NO.3 has issued memo No. Inv/90-30/2011(Ch.II) Dtd. 30.5.2016 for restoration of the defrauded amount of Rs. 30,000/- with admissible interest in the S.B. account No. 71022902 held in the name of the complainant. The sanctioned amount of Rs.30,000/- with interest Rs.6,187/- has since been  restored in the S.B. account No. 7102902 held in the  name of the complainant. The complainant has withdrawn a part of the above amount on Dt. 18.6.2016 and is continuing further  transactions in his account.

This forum observed the O.Ps. after receipt of notice from the Forum promptly  has paid the  S.B. account  amount to the complainant  and there is no deficiency in service on the part of the O.Ps.  The present case in hand the complainant is not entitled any compensation from the O.P.

To meet the ends of justice the following order is passed.

ORDER.

Accordingly the case stands disposed off.  There is no order as to cost and compensation.

Dictated and corrected by me     Pronounced on this         10^th.day  of   April, 2018.

 

Member.                                   Member.                                                          President