Date of Filing : 29.08.2023 Date of Disposal : 31.08.2023 BEFORE THE KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, BENGALURU (PRINCIPAL BENCH)

DATED THIS THE 31^st DAY OF AUGUST 2023 PRESENT HON’BLE Mr.JUSTICE HULUVADI G RAMESH : PRESIDENT Mr. K.B.SANGANNANAVAR : JUDICIAL MEMBER Mrs. M.DIVYASHREE : LADY MEMBER APPEAL NO.1623/2023 V.N.Lakshminarayana S/o Ningappa Aged about 58 years Managing Director Hindustan Infracon (India) ltd., Head office:No.826/A, 2^nd floor, 5^th main road Vijayanagara, Bengaluru-560040 ..appellant/s (By Adv.Sri.Vijaykumar.T)

Vs K.B.Dyavegowda S/o Boregowda Aged about 71 years Rajagatta Village, Hassan taluk and district-573201 ..Respondent/s

O R D E R

BY Mr.K.B.SANGANNANAVAR : Pri.Dist & Session Judge (R) - JUDICIAL MEMBER.

1. This is an appeal filed U/s.73 of CPA 2019 by Jdr/Appellant aggrieved by the order dtd.19.08.2023 passed in EA/36/2022 on the file of Hassan District Commission. (The parties in this appeal will be referred to as their rank assigned by the Commission below in EA/36/2022).

2. The matter is placed before the commission for hearing on admission. The Commission heard the learned counsel for Appellant/Jdr and perused the impugned order, grounds of appeal and appeal papers.

3. Learned counsel for Jdr submits that the Commission below failed to appreciate provisions of Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPIDFE) and failed to appreciate the fact that Mr.V.N.Lakshminarayan, was not a arrayed as a party by name in CC/80/2016 on the file of Hassan District Commission. He further submits that properties of Hindustan Infracon (India) Ltd., i.e. Jdr is already attached under KPIDFE Act 2004 and to that affect CCH 92 Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru on 30.10.2021 in Misc.No.615/2019 allowed the petition filed U/s.5(2) R/w Sec.11(1) of KPIDFE Act 2004 and as a consequences attached immovable properties described under schedule-I of the Government notification dtd.06.02.2019 are made absolute and directed Competent Authority to distribute the amount realised out of the properties attached to the depositors in accordance with law.

4. Let us examine the impugned order and brief history of the case, as to how, the consumer complaint in question came to be filed on the file of Hassan District Commission and to examine whether Commission below followed the mandatory provisions contemplated U/s.71 & 72 of CPA 2019 which corresponds to Sec.25 & 27 of CPA 1986 before passing the impugned order?.

5. As per Annex-B could see Mr.K.B.Dyavegowda S/o Boregowda filed consumer complaint on 06.04.2016 alleging deficiency in service on the part of OP and sought issuance of directions against OP to pay a sum of Rs.8,79,519/- along with interest at 18% p.a. and to pay a sum of Rs.1 lakh towards the deficiency in service along with such other reliefs. It is to be noticed from the consumer complaint, OP has been shown as “Hindustan Infracon (India) Ltd., Head office, No.826/A, 2nd floor, 5th main road, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru-40” and is recorded as exparte. From this order could also see Complainant issued legal notice to OP dated 15.01.2016 and the said notice came to be returned with an endorsement ‘office closed’ as such forum ordered to issue notice to OP and notice returned unclaimed, OP is placed exparte. In other words, no further proper steps taken to notify the complaint through substituted services including issuance of Paper Notification but proceed to hold an enquiry, received Ex-P1 to P10 and affidavit evidence, thereby allowed the complaint in part and directed OP to pay a sum of Rs.8,79,519/- along with interest at 6% p.a. from the date of filing complaint and Rs.10,000/- towards deficiency in service and Rs.5,000/- towards cost of litigation within one month, failing which, to pay interest at 9% p.a. from such default till realisation. This order was passed on 22.07.2016, whereas execution case EA/36/2022 came to be filed on 06.09.20