DISPUTES BEFORE THE TELANGANA STATE CONSUMER REDRESSAL COMMISsION:HYDERABAD C.c.159/2015 Between:

1.Manga Nagesh, ^{S/o.Manga Bondaiah,} Aged about 48 years, Occ: ^Labour, Hand Cart Puller, R/o.H.No.3-3-549, Near Ammavari Temple, Bharatnagar Colony, N.T.R.Nagar,L .B.Nagar, Hayathnagar Mandal, R.R.District.

2. Manga llaiah, S/o.Late Manga Bondaiah, Aged about 54 years, R/o.Block No.B-59, Flat No.395 F, Singareni Colony, Saidabad, Hyderabad.

(2nd complainant ^impleaded as per the order Dt.19.8.2022 in 1.A.No.912/2022)

3. Aree Savithra, D/o.late Manga Bondaiah, W/o.Aree Venkateswarlu, aged 52 years, R/o.H.No.3-13-340, Bharath Nagar, Chinthalkunta, L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad, R.R.Disitrct.

4. Danamma, D/o. Late Manga Bondaiah, W/o.Venkatesh, aged 46 years, R/o.H.No.3-13-428,B har Nagar, L.B.Nagar,S aroornagar, Hyderabad, R.R.District.

(Complainants 3 8& 4 are impleaded as per the Order ^dt. 19.8.2022 ⁱⁿ I.A.No. 1204/2022) ...Complainants And

1.M/s.Gurudatta Gas Services, Indane Gas Dealer, # 11-13-201/3, Road No.4, Green Hills Colony, Hyderabad -500 035.

2. M/s.Indian Oil Corporation LTD. (Yashoda Indane Service), State Office:6-1-138/12/A, H.No.1, Ground Floor, Sujatha Apartments, Padmaraonagar, Secunderabad.

3. M/s.Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Bhavan, G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra ( East), Mumbai - 400 051.

4. M/s. Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Tilak Roads, Abids, Hyderabad.

(Opp.party no.4 is impleaded as per the order

1026/2016)

in CCIA.

Dt8.6.2017 Limited, Company Insurance United Manager, 5. M/s. ^by its Divisional Represented Tilak Road, Building, Church DO-V, ....Opposite Parties Church Building, Abids, Hyderabad. the order as per is impleaded no.5 (Opp.party 1246/2016)

in CCIA.

Dt.8.6.2017 Rao.

Mr.A.Narasimha Counsel for the Complainants: Sudarshan Reddy -OP.1.

M/s.D.

Counsel for the ^Opposite Parties: M/s.Shireen Sethna Baria-OPs.2

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Mr.K.V.Rao-OP.4.

Mr.V.Srinivasa Rao-OP.5.

Jaiswal, President.

cORAM: Hon'ble Sri Justice M.S.K.

And Lady Member Hon'ble Smt. Meena Ramanathan, TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO.

Oral Order: (Hon'ble Smt. Meena Ramanathan, ^{Lady Member)} 1. This is a complaint filed by the ComplainantS under Section 17(1)(a)i) of the Consumer Protection ^Act, 1986 ^praying to compensation of direct the Opposite parties to pay Rs.65,00,000/-( Rs.26 lakhs towards hospital expenses and Rs.39 lakhs towards death compensation of Smt.Manga Salamma- ^the mother of the complainants) and to pay Rs.25,000/- towards costs.

2. The brief facts of the complaint are as ^follows:

The complainants submit that there was a pooja in their relative's house (who was also a neighbour/relative of complainant no.1 and customer of opposite party no.1). It so happened that during the function, food was being prepared and the cylinder needed to be replaced. Mr.Yellesh- their relative and customer of opposite party no.1, opened ^the seal of the refill ^cylinder, and immediately the gas gushed out ^with great ^pressure. In utter shock and fear Yellesh tried to throw the cylinder in an open drain nearby, but the ^{cylinder accidentally burst, causing} serious burn injuries to the complainants'mother ( aged 65 years). Complanant no.1's wife and young son were also injured in the said incident.

The injured were immediately shifted to Omni Hospital, Kothapet. ^The complainants' ^{mother succumbed} to the injuries. Complainant no.l's wife received 22% burns and son 39% burns. They ^further contends that due to the defective ^cylinder supplied by ^the opposite parties, immense ^{hardship and} severe Although they monetary loss has been sustained by them.

several occasions for approached the opposite parties on responded. Hence, filed compensation, they ^have not ^complied or reliefs.

the present complaint seeking ^the necessary

3. Opposite party no.1 - the dealer ^filed their written version denying ^{the allegations leveled against} them by stating that there is no deficiency in service on their ^part. The incident occurred purely ^due to the ^{improper handling} and