Tr.M.G.Balasubramanian filed a consumer case on 30 Jan 2015 against Tr.K.Senthilkumar, PIO Asst BDO in the Perambalur Consumer Court. The case no is CC/12/10 and the judgment uploaded on 17 Mar 2015.
Date of filing: 1-3-2012
Date of Order: 30-1-2015
DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM,PERAMBALUR,
PRESENT:Thiru.P.G.RAJAGOPAL, B.A.B.L., PRESIDENT Thiru.S.BALASUBRAMANIYAM, M.A.M.L., MEMBER
C.C.10/2012
FRIDAY, THE 30th DAY OF JANUARY, 2015.
M. Balasubramaniyan,
D/o Gurusamy,
4/284.Malaveethi,
Thirumanur, 621715
Ariyalur -District. Complainant
Versus
Thiru.K.Senthilkumar,
Depty Block Development officer,
Union office, Thirumanur-621715.
Ariyalur-District. Opposite party
This complaint having come for final hearing before us on Friday the 30th Day of January, 2015 in the presence of Thiru M.G.Balasubramaniyan, Counsel for the complainant and,the respondent having been set exparte this Forum passed the following.
ORDER
The Opposite Party is set ex-parte as he has not appeared before this Forum either in person or through counsel, As regards the maintainability of the Complaint the complainant has filed a petition today stating that he has paid Rs.100/- towards service charges for getting information apart from the sum of Rs.10/-paid on the application and hence he is the ‘consumer’ as defined under section (2)(d) 0f the Consumer Protection Act 1986 and as the opposite party has failed to furnish the information, he has committed deficiency service and therefore the complaint is maintainable before this Forum.
The Complainant has submitted the order of the Hon’ble National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission New Delhi, on Revision petition No.1975/2005 in
Dr.S.P.Thirumala Rao Petitioner
Versus
Municipal commissioner,
Mysore City Municipal Corporation Respondent
and another judgment dated 5.11.1993 reported in 1994 SCC(1)243
Lucknow Development authority Petitioner
Versus
M,K,Guptha Respondent
But the said decisions have been overruled by the decisions of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission New Delhi, reported in 1(2014) CPJ 444 in
S.Durairaj, Petitioner
Versus
Divisional personal Officer, Respondent
Southern Railway,Madurai,
and another decision of the Hon’ble National Commission reported in 2013(4) CPR 559in
Shri KaliRam Petition
Versus
State Public Information Officer,
Cum Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Respondent
In which the Hon’ble National Commission has held that the Petitioner cannot be claimed to be Consumer under the Consumer Protection Act and there is remedy available for him to approach the appellate authority under section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Therefore the Complaint is dismissed as unsustainable before this Form.
Sd Sd
MEMBER PRESIDENT
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