Orissa

Rayagada

CC/18/2017

Anurag Kar - Complainant(s)

Versus

The E.E.-cum-Del - Opp.Party(s)

Self

11 Aug 2017

ORDER

DISTRICT   CONSUMER  DISPUTES REDRESSAL    FORUM, RAYAGADA,

STATE:  ODISHA.

C.C. Case  No. 18/ 2017.                                          Date.     22.9.             2017.

P R E S E N T .

Dr.  Aswini  Kumar Mohapatra,                                   President.

Sri GadadharaSahu, B.Sc.                                           Member

Smt. Padmalaya Mishra, LL.B.                                     Member

 

Sri Anurag Kar,  Ashok Nagar,  Ist. Lane,  Po/Dist.Rayagada,State:  Odisha.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    …….Complainant

Vrs.

1.The Executive Engineer-Cum-DEI, Rayagada and 2 others.

                                                              .…..Opp.Parties

Counsel for the parties:                                 

For the complainant: - Sri Gangadhar Padhi, Advocate, Rayagada.

For the O.P. No.1 & 3:- set exparte.

For the O.P. NO. 2  :- Self.

                                                J u d g e m e n t.

          The  present disputes arises out of the complaint petition filed by the above named complainant alleging deficiency in service  against  afore mentioned O.Ps for non refund  of excess amount a sum of Rs.40,000/- deposited in the O.Ps account.

          On being noticed the O.P No.2 filed  written version and submitted that the complainant has no locus standi with the O.P. No.2 as the O.P. No.2 has got no relation with the complainant as a supplier  of either goods or services so far the matter is concerned. The inspection fees was deposited through E-challan in the  head of account of the Electrical inspectorate. The O.P. No.2 has no role in receiving /refunding the inspection charges  made by the complainant, as sit is deposited in the head of account of the Electrical  inspectorate, as the complainant had deposited excess amount, the complainant should now move to the Electrical inspectorate to get refund of the excess amount. The O.P. No.2 prays the forum to dismiss the proceeding  for the best interest of justice.

            The O.P. No.  1 & 3  set exparte.

            Heard  from the  parties. Perused the documents  filed by the parties. 

            During the course of hearing the O.P. No.2 filed  the Odisha  Gazette of Dt. 29.3.2002 which is marked as Annexure-I.

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            Section 2 (i) (d) of  the  C.P. Act, 1986   defines  Consumer means any person who buys any goods  or avails of any services   for consideration he is a consumer. We observed  in the present case the complainant has not purchased any goods  or hires any service by paying consideration. Hence the complainant can not be treated as consumer  under the C.P. Act.

On perusal of the  complaint petition this  forum observed  that the matters relating to the excess amount  has not  refunded  by the O.P.  to the complainant   will not comes under the purview of the C.P. Act, 1986.  This forum has lack of jurisdiction to entertain the  above dispute  and adjudicate  the same under the provisions  of the C.P. Act, 1986.  The case is not maintainable in view of the above discussion.

The grievance of the complainant can be raised  before the appropriate court of law and not before this forum. We  do not  think  proper to go  into merit of this case.

Hence, the claim of the   complainant can not be accepted under the provisions of the C.P. Act.  So  to meet the  ends of justice    the following order is passed.

ORDER.

            In the result with these observations, findings, discussion  the complainant  the complaint petition is  dismissed.  Parties are left to bear their own cost.  Accordingly the case  is closed.

Dictated and corrected by me

Pronounced on this        22nd             Day of   September,                            2017.

 

 

 

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