K.S.CHAUDHARI
DEPARTMENT OF POST – Appellant
Versus
HANUMAN PRASAD – Respondent
ORDER
K.S. Chaudhari, (P.M) - This revision petition has been filed by the petitioners against the order dated 16.01.2013 passed by the Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jaipur (in short, 'the State Commission') in Appeal No. 1851 of 2010 - Hanuman Prasad v. Department of Post, Alwar by which, while allowing appeal, order of District Forum dismissing complaint was set aside and it was held that complainant is entitled to get interest on his account under the NSS Scheme.
2. Brief facts of the case are that complainant/respondent opened Account No. 6001771 under NSS Scheme of 1987 on 25.02.1991 with OP No. 2/Petitioner No. 2 by depositing a sum of Rs. 5,000/-. Complainant again deposited Rs.6,000/- on 26.2.1991 and Rs. 13,100/- on 17.3.1992. Compound interest @ 11% was payable, but after 16 years only Rs.17,812/- has been added as interest @ 3= p.a. which is contrary to law and OP has made payment of only aforesaid amount of interest and principal Rs. 24,100/- whereas total Rs.1,10,833/- should have been paid. It was further alleged that OP has not paid interest of Rs.432/- for the month of December, 2007. On inquiry, OP intimated that under the scheme, one perso
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