Smt. Bandana Roy, President

This is a complaint made by one Smt. Sumitra Samanta against the Branch Manager and Managing Director of UNIVERSAL MULTISTATE CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY Ltd. and GREENAGE FOOD PRODUCTS LTD., praying for a direction upon the OPs to return the matured value of Rs.63900/- and compensation for a sum of Rs.26100/- and litigation cost of Rs.10000/-.

In short, case of the Complainant, is that, she invested a sum of Rs.400/- per month as recurring deposit from 31.12.2013 with the OP No. 4 through OP No. 1 for one year being Certificate No. RD 0200006990. The maturity value of the said deposit was Rs. 5400/-which matured on 30.12.2014. The Complainant also invested a sum of Rs.1000/- per month as recurring deposit from 30.07.2012 till 30.06.2015 with the OP No. 2 through OP No. 3 for 36 months being Certificate No. GFPL/003/12-13/B301003334, maturity value being Rs.50000/-. Along with these two investments, Complainant invested a sum of Rs.500/- per month as recurring deposit for 17 months of Rs.8500/- from 31.10.2013 with the OP. On maturity, Complainant demanded the matured amount from the OP and submitted all relevant documents to facilitate this.  However, OPs have not settled her claim hence, this case.

OP No. 2 and 4 contested the case by filing WV, the OP No 1 and 3, inspite of receiving summons refused the same so the case is heard ex-parte against OP No 1 and 3, whereby OP No 2 and 4 denied all the material allegations of the complaint.  It is further stated that the Complainant claimed the maturity proceeds through his Ld. Advocate without furnishing relevant documents for this purpose. So, OP asked the Complainant to submit requisite documents, but the Complainant is yet to furnish the same.  Thus, OP prayed for dismissal of the case.

Point to be considered in this case is whether or not the Complainant is entitled to the relief(s) sought for by him.

Decision with reasons

We have carefully perused the affidavit of the complainant and all the documents filed by the complainant. After going through the W/V of the OP No 2 and 4 it appears that the OPs more or less admitted their fault. OP’s ld. Lawyer submitted that they will pay the claim of the complainant within 3 months. They have also stated that they demanded from the complainant original certificate, original challan from the complainant, but complainant did not file the same. But nothing has been proved by cogent evidence by the OPs. Hence, we are of the view that complainant is entitled to get the maturity value of the investment.

This complaint case, thus, succeeds.

Hence,

O R D E R E D

That CC/65/2016 be and the same is allowed on contest against the OP No. 2 and 4 and ex parte against the OP No. 1 and 3. OPs are directed to pay, maturity value of Rs.63900/- to the complainant within three months from the date of this order, in default, OPs will have to pay interest at the rate of 10% p.a. till final payment. OPs are further directed to pay compensation of Rs.5000/- and Rs.2000/- as litigation cost to the complainant within three months from the date of this order, failing which OPs will be liable to pay Rs.100/- daily as punitive charges which will be payable to the Consumer Welfare Fund.

Let the copies of the judgement be supplied to all the parties free of cost.