ANUPAM DASGUPTA, R.K.BATTA
New India Assurance Company Ltd. Through its Manager – Appellant
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Kalyani Labour House Building Co-operative Society Ltd. Through its Secretary – Respondent
Anupam Dasgupta, Member—These two revision petitions challenge the order dated 10.08.2006 of the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Shimla (in short, ‘the State Commission’) in appeal no. 263 of 2005. The complaint filed by M/s. Kalyani Labour House Building Cooperative Society, Ltd. (in short, ‘the Society’) before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Shimla (in short, ‘the District Forum’) was dismissed by the latter holding that the matter involved complicated questions of law and facts and a great deal of evidence had to be adduced and hence, the complaint could not be adjudicated in summary proceedings. The District Forum, however, allowed the parties to approach the Civil Court, if so, advised. In appeal by the above-mentioned Society, the State Commission set aside the aforesaid order of the District Forum and directed the New India Assurance Company Ltd. to pay Rs.1,92,600/- (the claimed amount) to the Society along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of the complaint, i.e., 15.06.1996 till the date of payment, within thirty days of receipt of the order, failing which the interest rate payable was raised to 9% pe
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