Delhi Court November 2000 Judgments

The General Manager, Mtnl Vs. M/S. Deversons Stylish Printing Press

Court: Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission SCDRC New Delhi

Rumnita Mittal, Member: 1. The present appeal has been filed assailing the order of District Forum-II dated 31.5.1995, passed in Complaint Case No. 2912/94 entitled M/s. Deversons Stylish Printing Press v. The General Manager, MTNL. 2. The relevant facts, in brief, as stated in the complaint filed by the respondent before the District Forum, under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) are that the respondent is the subscriber of telephone No. 6841715 since 1989. It was alleged that the said telephone was disconnected some time in July, 1993 and on making enquiries from the staff of appellant, it transpired that the said telephone had been disconnected on the ground of non-payment of some of the bills. Thereafter, the respondent obtained the duplicate bills for the billing cycle 1.5.1993 to 1.7.1994 which he had not received earlier and deposited the amounts as per the said bills alongwith the reconnection fee of Rs. 100/- on 22.6.1994. The...