ORDER

Ashok Bhan, President - Appellant which was the opposite party before the State Commission has filed this Appeal against the judgment and order dated 13.5.2004 passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Himachal Pradesh (in short, the State Commission ) in Complaint No. 01/02 whereby the State Commission allowing the complaint has directed the Appellant to pay/refund an amount of Rs. 20,00,000 as compensation to the Respondent.

Facts:

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the Respondent, Himachal Road Transport Corporation being a statutory Corporation created under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 is plying its buses throughout the State of Himachal Pradesh as also other States for the welfare of the general public. Respondent Corporation placed two orders of 3000 each for supply of 6000 tubes through its Deputy Division Manager (Technical) on the Appellant. Appellant supplied 4510 rubber tubes for which an amount of Rs. 22,60,500 was paid to it. Respondent Corporation noticed the following defects in the tubes supplied by the Appellant:

(i) The tubes were somewhere thick and somewhere thin after inflation.

(ii) There was leakage on the joint.

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