Court : Bihar State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission SCDRC Patna
Mrs. Renu Sinha, Member: 1. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 28.1.2010 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Bhabhua (hereinafter to be referred to as District Forum) in Consumer Complaint No. 14/2008 wherein it was directed to the appellant (O.P.) to pay Rs. six lacs, the sum assured under Triple Cover Endowment Plan to the respondent/complainant along with Rs. 10,000 by way of compensation for mental and monetary loss within two months of the order, failing which interest @ 9% will be payable from the date of order till final payment. 2. Shortly stated the facts of the complaint case are that the respondent/complainant being the nominee of the insured late Munshi Singh filed the complaint in the District Forum stating that her husband had taken a Jivan Mitra Policy under Triple Cover Endowment Plan for a sum of Rs. two lacs under table and term 133/27 on 28.3.2006 bearing Policy No. 514199627 for 26 years from Sasaram Branch of L.I.C. through...
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Subhash Chandra Jha, President: 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant-Ajay Prakash, which is directed against the order dated 14.6.2006 passed by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Nalanda (hereinafter to be referred to as District Forum) in Consumer Complaint No. 01/2005 whereby and whereunder the complaint has been returned to the complainant holding that Forum was not competent to decide complicated and complex matter of the fact emerging in the complaint petition and thus, directed the complainant to take recourse in the appropriate authority. 2. Heard the learned Counsel of both sides. The complainant-appellant as per facts in the complaint petition has filed the complaint against the O.P.-respondent seeking compensation and claim on account of the loss sustained by him due to setting of fire in the shop in the mid night of 28.2.2004. 3. As per contention of the complainant he was running his business of wholesale cloth for his livelihood in the name ...
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S.C. Jha, President: 1. This appeal has been directed against the order dated 15.4.2006 passed in Consumer Complaint No. 147/2003 by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Gopalganj (hereinafter to be referred to as District Forum) whereby and whereunder the learned District Forum has directed the appellant-Insurance Company to pay Rs. 40,000 on account of repair of the car and Rs. 2,000 for legal expenses. 2. The complainant-respondent B.B.Singh filed a complaint to this effect that he purchased Maruti Car bearing registration No. DL-3C A/9897 from O.P. No. 2 after paying Rs. 72,000 for which cash receipt was given by him. The aforesaid car was insured in the name of the O.P. No. 2 for a period from 21.7.2001 to 20.7.2002 and accordingly cover note was issued by the office of the appellant. 3. The further case of the complainant was that on 18.5.2002, i.e., the period under cover of insurance, the vehicle of the complainant became damaged due to collusion in the tree standing at ...
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S.C. Jha, President: 1. This appeal has been directed against the order dated 31.1.2008 passed in Consumer Complaint No. 108/2005 by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Bhojpur at Ara (hereinafter to be referred to as District Forum) whereby and whereunder compound interest @ 9% has been awarded for the period between March, 2003 and March, 2007 in respect of annuity payment. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the L.I.C.-appellant. Nobody appeared for the respondent. 3. The complainant-respondent has filed complaint stating therein that he had taken a policy as Jeevan Dhara Policy from the appellant bearing policy No. 510087186 dated 20.3.1988, the maturity date of which was 20.2.2003, i.e., after 15 years. Under the terms of the policy, if the life assured survives the full term of the policy, then he gets an annuity in the form of a monthly amount, which is known as monthly pension and if the life assured dies during the continuance of the policy, then the nominee g...
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S.C. Jha, President: 1. This appeal has been directed against the order dated 24.1.2007 passed by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Samastipur in Consumer Complaint No. 87/2004 whereby and whereunder the District Forum has directed to rectify the electric bill of the complainant-respondent waiving the D.P.S. charge and thereby to submit correct bills before him within sixty days of the order. Besides the appellant has also been directed to pay compensation of Rs. ten thousand to the complainant-respondent for mental agony and harassment and Rs. 2,000 as litigation cost. 2. The complaint was filed by the respondent Yatish Narain in the District Forum, Samastipur on the allegation that on his application he was given electric connection for consumers in rural area and electric energy charge @ 75 units per month was being realized from him, which was subsequently enhanced from 75 units to 125 units for four months, i.e., September,99 to December,99. The complainant r...
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Mrs. Renu Sinha, Member: 1. The present appeal is filed against the order dated 24.7.2003 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Begusarai (hereinafter to be referred to as District Forum) in Consumer Complaint No. 21/1995 wherein it was passed that no electric connection was given to the complainant in February,1990 and the Electricity Board without taking into consideration the protest filed by the respondent, had been sending bills till 1994 was wrong, therefore, those disputed bills were not payable by the respondent. 2. The brief fact of the case is that the respondent-complainant had applied for electric connection in his premises and after the compliance of necessary formalities, the electrical connection had been given on 10.2.2010 vide consumer No. Bgs 3/2 588 D/II. The meter was brought by the respondent and handed over to the appellant-Board for installation. As per the complainant-respondent, the electrician of the appellant-Board came to the premises but...
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S.C. Jha, President: 1. The complaint by Smt. Bharti Singh has been filed seeking a direction to the O.P.-M/s. Friend Lies Estate and Essentials Pvt. Ltd. for allotment of flat No. E on the 6th Floor in Block-B of the Prabha Twin Towers, Malahi Pakari, Kankarbagh, Patna having total built up area of 1410 sq. ft. in lieu of non-allotment of Flat No. 4A in Block-A of the same Prabha Twin Tower, which was agreed to be allotted to the complainant @ Rs. 1,175 per sq. ft. for which agreement was also executed and in pursuance thereof the complainant had already paid Rs. 2,50,000 as down payment on 18.5.2007. 2. The order could not be passed earlier as some clarification was sought from the complainant side and the learned Counsel for the complainant has clarified the position in respect of availability of papers and records on the last date, i.e., 7.2.2011. So, with the availability of the papers, which are lying with the record, the matter is being taken up for disposal in view of the fact ...
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P.N. Yadav, President: 1. Veena Devi Kataruka one of the partners of the firm being run and managed in the name and style of M/s. National Agro-Chemicals preferred the instant consumer complaint seeking relief of making a direction to the members of the opposite parties who are the officers of the National Insurance Company to pay to her a total sum of Rs. 15,83,306 towards loss sustained on account of fire breaking out in the insured firm, interest on the amount of loss claimed compensation for mental agony and physical harassment which she was put to in consequence of negligence and deficiency in service on the part of the Insurance Company and litigation and miscellaneous cost. 2. The complainant obtained an insurance fire policy vide policy No. 170803/3101219/97 for the period with effect from 28.11.1997 to 27.11.1998. The insurance policy covered stock of raw materials, finished goods and packing materials for a sum of Rs. 15 lacs. The aforesaid stock was hypothecated to the State...
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Anil Kumar Verma, Member: 1. This appeal is directed against the order dated 1.7.2005 passed by District Forum, Patna in complaint case No. 170 of 2003 whereby and whereunder the learned District Forum dismissed the complaint. Being aggrieved the complainant has come in appeal. 2. The case of the complainant in brief is that he was residing temporarily at Delhi for preparation of Engineering Examinations and for Bihar Combined Entries Competitive Examination 2002 he obtained a form which required attestation by Head of Institute last attended and, therefore, the complainant delivered a letter to opposite party Courier Agency on 13.3.2002 addressed to his brother at Patna and the Courier Agency assured that letter (form) will be delivered by 15th March, 2002; that the last date of receipt of form was 28th March; that complainant was anxious and made inquiries on 16.3.2002 and other dates but the opposite party went on saying that it has sent the consignment on the same date and advised ...
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D.P.S. Choudhary, President: 1. Complaint has been filed against the O.P.- Dr. Kamal Ashraf (hereinafter referred to as Doctor) alleging negligence and deficiency in service while treating the wife of the complainant and claimed Rs. 17,73,603 only against the O.P. including compensation, cost of the treatment, etc. as detailed in paragraph-19 of the complaint. 2. The brief fact of the case is that on 8.6.1998 the complainants wife Rehana Asmin had severe stomach pain. She was brought to the local doctor at Tajpur, Samastipur who advised some medicine and some injection and further advised for examining her by a surgeon. On 9.6.1998 in the night she was brought to the clinic of O.P. situated at S.P. Verma Road, Patna. He paid his fee of Rs. 100 and diagnosed as stone in gall bladder and advised immediate operation. The compounder of the O.P. asked the complainant to deposit Rs. 9,075 as operation charge, etc. The complainant deposited Rs. 5,000 immediately and promised to pay the remain...
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