By Smt. Padmini Sudheesh, President:
The case is that on 8.2.10 the complainants had applied for two demand drafts, one for Rs.30,000/- and the other for Rs.25,140/- from first respondent in favour of Divisional Finance Manager, Thiruvananthapuram. The DDs were to be submitted along with the quotation for the tender called by the railway authorities for the sanitation of Thrissur Railway Station. The complainants had remitted the above said amount with the bank along with the commission expenses. The 1st respondent issued one DD for Rs.30,000/- but the other for Rs.25,000/- instead of Rs.25,140/-. So the quotation was rejected. If the DD amount was same as mentioned by the complainants in their application their quotation could have been accepted. On 19.3.10 the complainants issued a lawyer notice and the respondents replied for the notice stating false and flimsy grounds. Hence the complaint.
2. The respondents remained exparte.
3. The complainant was examined as PW1 and Exts. P1 to P7 series documents were marked.
4. The complaint is filed to get compensation from the respondents for the alleged deficient act of the respondents. The respondents issued demand draft for Rs.25,000/- instead of Rs.25,140/-. It is the case that the complainants applied for two demand drafts of Rs.30,000/- and Rs.25,140/-. But the 1st respondent issued demand draft for Rs.30,000/- correctly and the other for Rs.25,000/- instead of Rs.25,140/-. The complainants would say that this caused rejection of quotation by the authorities since they wanted to submit the demand drafts for the quotation of railway. Ext. P2 would show that the 1st respondent issued D.D. for Rs.25,000/-. This is a deficiency in service on the part of 1st respondent.
5. In the result the complaint is allowed and the 1st respondent is directed to pay Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) as compensation within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
Dictated to the Confidential Assistant, transcribed by her, corrected by me and pronounced in the open Forum this the 6th day of December 2012.
