K. SURENDRA MOHAN, AJITH KUMAR D., RADHAKRISHNAN K. R.
Vincent – Appellant
Versus
S. Remadeviamma – Respondent
ORDER
K. Surendra Mohan, President—This is an appeal filed by the opposite party in C.C. No. 471/2015 of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam (District Commission for short) against the final order dated 19.09.2022, allowing the complaint and ordering compensation to be paid to the complainant. The respondent herein is the complainant.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to herein, in accordance with their status before the District Commission.
3. The complaint was filed by the complainant alleging that though the opposite party had undertaken the work of renovation and construction of portions of an existing building that belongs to her he had not completed the construction as agreed and that even in the construction that was completed there were serious defects. Having received more than Rs. 10,00,000/- from the complainant who is a senior citizen and a retired Government employee, the opposite party had cheated her by using substandard materials in the work done by him. Therefore, she claimed return of the amount paid by her as well as compensation.
4. According to the complainant, the opposite party was a contractor engaged in the construct
Court upheld the lower forum's findings of service deficiency and justified compensation due to incomplete and defective work.
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