West Bengal

Paschim Midnapore

CC/201/2016

Sri Tapan Kumar Mahato - Complainant(s)

Versus

The Proprietor, Maa Kamkhya Multipurpose Himghar(P) Ltd. - Opp.Party(s)

08 Sep 2017

ORDER

DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM

PASCHIM MEDINIPUR.

                                                                                             

     Bibekananda Pramanik, President,

      Pulak Kumar Singha, Member

and

    Sagarika Sarkar, Member. 

 

Complaint Case No.201/2016

 

                                         Sri Tapan Kumar Mahato, S/o-Mangal Chandra Mahato,   Vill & P.S.-Ranibandh,

District-Bankura..………..……Complainant.

Vs.

                                                              The proprietor, Maa Kamkhya Multipurpose Himghae(P) Ltd.,

                                                                                 Narayanchak, Tatarpur, Chandrakona,

                                                                         Dist-Paschim Medinipur.....……….….Opp. Party.

                                                    

            For the Complainant  :  Mr. Somasish Panda, Advocate.

           For the O.P.                 : Mr. Swapan Kumar Bhattacharya, Advocate.

 

Decided on:08/09/2017

                               

ORDER

            Pulak Kumar Singha, Member : 

 

                     Complainant files  this case u/s 12 of the C.P. Act, 1986.

  In short the case of the complainant is that Hari Pal, Rina Pal & Subrata Pal all are resident of Kolkata preserved 151.50 quintals, 151.50 quintals and 101 quintals potatoes respectively with the O.Ps. cold storage for which O.P. issued two bonds each of the parties which were valid upto 28/02/2015. Due to personal need that said three persons transferred the ownership of the bonds against Rs.55,000/-, Rs.1,35,000/- and Rs.1,35,000/- respectively to the complainant.  After expiry of the bond period complainant  

                                                                                                                                                               Contd……………P/2

 

 

( 2 )

went to the cold storage of O.P.  and submitted those three bonds and claimed bond mentioned amount of  potatoes but O.P. refused to accept the bonds  and denied to hand over the potatoes to the complainant. Complainant lodged complain before Goghat P.S. and also  Consumer Affairs Department but in vain.  Finding no way complainant approached before this Forum for getting redrassal as per prayer of his complainant.

O.P. contested the case by filing written statement denying the allegations of  complainant, stating inter alia that the case is not maintainable, the complainant made O.P. party in the name of proprietor Maa Kamkhya Multipurpose Himghae(P) Ltd. Which is not according to law. O.P. had not made any  transaction with the complainant and such bonds were handed over to third persons by other person who is not the owner of the cold storage.  As per W.B. Himghar licensing and regulation Act 1965 bond owner is not entitled to get compensation from the O.P. The allegation of  complainant is totoally false, concocted story which is no basis at all.

O.P. prays for dismissal of the case.

                                                  Points for decision :-

1. Is the complaint maintainable in law ?
2. Is the complainant consumer under O.P. ?
3. Is there any deficiency of service of O.P. ?
4. Is the complainant entitled to get the relief as prayed for ?    

                   

Decision with reasons

      All the points are taken together for the sake of convenience, brevity and consideration.  We travelled over the complaint, documents and written statement and considered  argument advanced by the parties. The fact of the case is that three persons namely Hari Pal, Rina Pal & Subrata Pal all are resident of Kolkata, storage 151.50 quintals, 151.50 quintals and 101 quintals of potato respectively to the O.Ps. cold storage and O.P. was issued two bonds each of that person. Due to some personal need of money they resold the said potato bonds to the present complainant.  After due date of said bond period complainant placed those bonds before the O.P.  and demanded bond mentioned quantity of potatoes but O.P. refused to accept those bonds as those bonds are not genuine and those bonds were not signed by the O.P.  O.P. by filing written statement stated that this complaint is not maintainable in law, more over complainant made party as O.P. against not a proper person and  complainant is/was not the consumer of O.P.  Complainant and O.P. both are not adduced any evidence on their behalf.

                                                                                                                                                             Contd……………P/3

                                                                      

 

                                                                                                  ( 3 )

Complainant submitted some Xerox copies of documents where from it reveals that three persons purchased potato bonds against depositing potatoes in their names to the cold storage of O.Ps. and they subsequently resold the bonds  to this complainant. We find from the documents that complainant never deposited any quantities of potato to the cold storage of O.P.  and no bond  was issued in favour of complainant. Complainant neither purchased any goods nor hired any service from the O.P. as per C.P. Act. So, the complainant is not a consumer in this case, as such there is no question of  negligence or deficiency of service against O.P.

   In view of the above facts and circumstances we find the present case is not at all a consumer complaint as per C.P. Act, 1986and complainant fails to prove his case for which the complaint case is not at all maintainable in law. The complainant is not entitled to get any relief as prayed for.     

                      Hence, it is,

                                                 Ordered,

                            that the complaint case be and the same is dismissed on contest without cost.       

           Dictated and Corrected by me

                         Sd/- P.K. Singha                                Sd/- S. Sarkar                        Sd/-B. Pramanik.

                                Member                                           Member                                  President

                                                                                                                                    District Forum

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