DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM (WEST)

150-151; COMMUNITY CENTER ; C-BLOCK; JANAK PURI; NEW DELHI

CASE NO. 330/18

Raj Dev Gupta   R/o 2546-A New Jansthan        Tri Nagar, Delhi-35     M-9868287129                                                            …….. Complainant

VERSUS

The Director    Sh.  Prem Gupta  Valeentine Bankplex ,          4 Shivaji Marg Najafgarh Road  Moti  Nagar ,                                                                                          New Delhi -110015                                                    …..Opposite  Party.

O R D E R

K.S. MOHI, PRESIDENT

The complainant has filed the present complaint against the O.P under section 12 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986.  The facts as alleged in the complaint are that the complainant  booked Valeentine  Banquet  Hall, 4 Shivaji Marg Najafgarh,  New Delhi- 110015  for the wedding of his daughter  on 21.12.2016 and paid Rs. 50,000/-  advance  through cheque  No. 200456  drawn on  United Bank of  India , however, due to  unavoidable   circumstances ( i.e. death of  grand mother of  the groom) the complainant 

get the booking cancelled on 24.01.2017 and demanded  refund of the amount which was refused by OP.  Therefore, the  complainant filed present complaint.

We have  perused  the receipt   dated 21.12.2016 by which  banquet  of OP was  booked  by  complainant  for wedding of his daughter  scheduled  for 19.02.2017. The   complainant  got  the aforesaid  booking cancelled  on account  on unfortunate  incident  of   death of grand mother  of the groom and demanded  back  booking of the Rs.50,000/- . The aforesaid  receipt  dated 21.12.2016  contains  terms and conditions.  Condition no. 3 provides “that  advance/earnest money deposit  shall not be refundable under  any circumstance.”   The  Complainant was very much aware  of this   condition  at the time of booking   the banquet  hall .  The aforesaid    term is incorporated on the receipt itself.  We  fail to understand as  of what deficiency  in service  has been  caused by OP  rather  OP has  not provided any  service due  to cancellation of  booking  it is now the well settled law  that  terms and conditions of a contract between  the individuals should be given on a  plain meaning and that courts should not deviate from its natural  meaning  nor  any addition or subtraction should be made  to such terms and conditions.

Keeping  in view the  discussion  stated above we do not find any deficiency  on the part of  OP, therefore, complaint   being devoid  of any merit is dismissed.      

Copy of this order be sent to the parties as per rules.

File be consigned to the record room. 

  Announced this___29^th  ___ day of __August_______ 2018.

( K.S. MOHI )                                                   (PUNEET LAMBA)                                                                                                       PRESIDENT                                             MEMBER