STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA

First Appeal No.    1027 of 2017

Date of Institution:  28.08.2017

Date of Decision:    01.12.2017

Avtar Singh son of Shri Kishan Singh, Khewatdar of Village Haripura, Sub Tehsil Babain, District Kurukshetra, resident of House No.558, Sector 2, Urban Estate, Kurukshetra.

Appellant-Complainant

Versus

1.      Uttari Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, through its Managing Director, Shakti Bhawan, Sector 6, Panchkula.

2.      Executive Engineer, Operation Division, Uttari Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Shahbad Markanda, District Kurukshetra.

3.      S.D.O/A.E.E Operation Sub Division, U.H.B.V.N Limited, Babain, District Kurukshetra.

Respondents-Opposite Parties

CORAM:   Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nawab Singh, President.

                   Shri Balbir Singh, Judicial Member.

                   Shri Diwan Singh Chauhan, Member.

Present:     None for the appellant.

                   Shri Sikander Bakshi, Advocate for the respondents.

O R D E R

 NAWAB SINGH J, (ORAL)

The instant appeal has been filed by Avtar Singh-complainant by challenging the order dated July 20^th, 2017 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Kurukshetra (for short ‘District Forum’) whereby the complaint was dismissed in default.

2.      Case called several times since morning but none has appeared on behalf of the petitioner. This Commission thinks it appropriate to decide the revision petition on merits after hearing learned counsel for the respondents and going through the case file.

3.      It has been stated in the petition that the complainant wrongly noted the date, due to which he could not appear on the date fixed and complaint was dismissed in default. 

4.      Be that as it may and without delving deeper, the appeal is accepted and the impugned order is set-aside. The complaint is restored to the board of the District Forum for adjudication on merits.

5.      The District Forum is directed to issue notice to the parties and shall proceed in accordance with law.  

6.      Copy of this order be sent to the District Forum.

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