M. Shreesha, Presiding Member—Aggrieved by the order of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at West Bengal (for short “the State Commission”), in SC Case No. 19/0/2007 dated 28.11.2008, Opposite Parties No. 3 to 5 State Bank of India (for short “SBI”) preferred this Appeal under Section 19 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short “the Act”). By the impugned order the State Commission allowed the Complaint and directed SBI to pay an amount of Rs.10,00,000/-, being the cheque amount together with compensation of Rs.25,000/- and costs of Rs.1,000/- with a default interest @ 10% p.a., if the amount was not paid within a period of two months from the date of the order.

2. Briefly put, the facts material to the case are that the Complainant, the Sole Proprietor of M/s Shaon Classics Company, Kolkata, during the course of his business, procured an order for supply of Gas Producer Plant of M/s Allied Minerals & Industries, Madhya Pradesh, for which, an Account-payee cheque bearing No. 145618 dated 30.07.2005 drawn on State Bank of India, Katni Main Branch, for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as part-payment, was issued. On 29.09.2005, the Complainant deposited the said ch