Shantabai G Deshpande filed a consumer case on 12 Apr 2016 against The Secretary. The Belgaum Postal And RMS Dn. Co-Op Cr Scty Ltd in the Belgaum Consumer Court. The case no is CC/18/2016 and the judgment uploaded on 03 May 2016.
(Order dictated by Shri. B.V.Gudli, President)
ORDER
The complainant has filed the complaint u/s. 12 of the C.P. Act against the O.Ps. alleging deficiency in service of non payment of the amount of the matured F.D.R.
2) In-spite service of notices, O.Ps. have remained absent. Hence placed ex-parte.
3) In support of the claim made in the complaint, the complainant has filed her affidavit and produced original F.D.R. We have heard the arguments and perused the records.
4) Now the point for our consideration is that whether the complainant has proved deficiency in service on the part of the O.Ps. and entitled to the reliefs sought?
5) Our finding on the point is partly in affirmative for the following reasons.
REASONS
6) On perusal contents of the complaint and affidavit filed by the complainant. The complainant deposited Rs.1,00,000/- on 24/9/2012 under F.D.R. A/c. No.287 and F.D.R. No.1159 and which was matured on 1/1/2014 with agreed rate of interest 10.20% p.a. After maturity of the said amount the complainant approached the society and requested to return the maturity F.D.R’s. amount to solve the financial problems. But the opponents postpone the same one or other reasons. Thereafter the complainant approached the opponent society to refund F.D.R. amount with interest. The complainant alleges that the opponents have paid interest upto 31/3/2015 to the complainant and thereafter the opponents have failed to pay the interest. Hence complainant constrained to file this complaint against opponent society.
7) Lastly fed up with the opponents behavior he has issued legal notice through his advocate on 30/10/2015 calling upon the opponents for the immediate release of F.D.R. amount with interest, but they failed to make payment as mentioned above within the stipulated period till today. Thus opponents caused deficiency of service and due to the deficiency on the part of the opponents their financial problems are not solved within time.
8) On perusal documents F.D.R. produced by the complainant she had deposited a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- on 24/9/2012 under F.D.R. A/c. No.287/1159 which was matured on 1/1/2014 with agreed rate of interest 10.20% p.a. The F.D.R. is standing in the name of the complainant. On perusal evidence affidavit of the complainant, after maturity of F.D.R. the opponents have not paid F.D.R. amount. Hence, the claim of the complainant that inspite of the demands made the amount remained unpaid, has to be believed and accepted. The complainant in her affidavit has stated that she has received the interest on F.D.R. till 31/3/2015 and also that she has prayed to allow the interest after 1/4/2015 as she has not received interest thereafter. It is well settled legal position that non payment of the amount deposited, amounts to deficiency in service.
9) Taking in to consideration of various aspects and the decision of Hon’ble Apex Court reported in (2011) SCCR 268 and of the Hon’ble Apex Commission reported in 2013 (2) CPR 574 as well as other subsequent decisions, absolutely it is just and necessary to impose cost on daily basis if order remains uncomplied within the period fixed for compliance of the order, so as to have feeling and pinch.
10) Taking into consideration of the facts, evidence on record and the discussion made here before deficiency in service on the part of the O.Ps. have been proved.
ORDER
The complaint is partly allowed.
The O.Ps. are hereby directed and liable to pay a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- under F.D.R. A/c. No.287/1159 with future interest at the rate of 8% P.A. from 1/4/2015 till realization of entire amount to the complainant.
Further the O.Ps. are hereby directed and liable to pay sum of Rs.3,000/- to the complainant towards costs of the proceedings.
Order shall be complied within 30 days from the date of the order.
If the order is not complied within stipulated period, O.Ps. are hereby directed to pay a sum of Rs.50/- per day to the complainant from the date of disobedience of order, till the order is complied.
(Order dictated, corrected and then pronounced in the open Forum on: 12th day of April 2016)
Member Member President.
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