M. P. STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION PLOT NO. 76, ARERA HILLS, BHOPAL (M.P.)

FA No.924 / 2019. Jagriti Road Lines, Through its Proprietor Mohd. Asif, 32, Jogipura, Barkheri, Bhopal (M.P.). …. APPELLANT.

Versus

1. United India Insurance Company Ltd., Through its Branch Manager, Arera Colony, Bhopal.

2. Manappuram Finance Limited, Through Branch Manager, A-002, Surendra Vilas Palace, Narayan Nagar Near Barkatullah University, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal (M.P.). …. RESPONDENTS.

As per Shri Justice Shantanu Kemkar, (oral) :

Date of O R D E R

Order

02.03.2022 Shri Mohammad Allauddin, learned counsel for the appellant.

Shri Pradeep Nighojkar, learned counsel for the respondent no.1.

None for the respondent no.2.

Heard.

2. This appeal arises out of the order dated 24.4.2019 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal (for short the “District Commission”) in CC No.206/2019 whereby the District Commission has dismissed the complaint at the threshold by holding that the complainant will not cover under the term “consumer” as defined under Section 2 (1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short the “Act of

1986”).

3. The District Commission for arriving at the