STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION KERALA FIRST APPEAL NO. SC/32/A/205/2018 BIJU M D PRESENT ADDRESS - KOTTAYAM DISTRICT SURVAY AND LAND RECORDS EMPLOYEES CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.K. 350, KOTTAYAM- 686587. ,KERALA.

.......Appellant(s)

Versus T K NARAYANA PILLAI PRESENT ADDRESS - THEKKETHOPPIL HOUSE,OLASSA.P.O, KOTTAYAM. ,KERALA.

.......Respondent(s)

BEFORE:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SRI.B.SUDHEENDRA KUMAR , PRESIDENT FOR THE APPELLANT:

NEMO FOR THE RESPONDENT:

NEMO DATED: 19/05/2025

ORDER

KERALA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM APPEAL No. 205/2018 JUDGMENT DATED: 19.05.2025 (Against the Order in C.C. 178/2015 of DCDRC, Kottayam)

PRESENT:

HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI. B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR : PRESIDENT SRI. AJITH KUMAR D. : JUDICIAL MEMBER APPELLANTS:

1. Biju M.D., S/o Divakaran (Former President, Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd., K. 350, Kottayam, residing at Mundtharappel House, Vayala P.O., Kadaplamattom, Kottayam-686 587.

2. P.K. Sadanandan, S/o Kunjappy, (Former Director Board Member), Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd., K. 350, Kottayam, residing at Pulayaparambil House, Manganam P.O., Vijayapuram, Kottayam District-686 018.

3. A. Abdul Majeed, S/o Abu Becker, (Former Director Board Member), Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd., K. 350, Kottayam, residing at Kappi Veedu, Fathimapuram P.O., Vazhapally West Village, Changanassery, Kottayam-686 102.

(By Adv. G.K. Sudheer and Adv. P. Raj Mohan)

Vs.

RESPONDENTS:

1. T.K. Narayana Pillai, S/o Padmanabha Pillai, Thekkethoppil House, Olassa P.O., Kottayam.

(By Adv. D.R. Rajesh)

2. Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd.

represented by its Secretary, now represented by Administrator (Part Time), Kottayam Unit Inspector, Assistant Registrar (General) of Co-operative Societies Kottayam, Nagambadam.

3. Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd. represented by its President, now represented by Administrator (Part Time), Kottayam Unit Inspector, Assistant Registrar (General) of Co-operative Societies Kottayam, Nagambadam.

4. A.M. Santha Kumari, W/o Mohanan (Former Vice President), Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd. K. 350, Kottayam, residing at Kotteparambil House, Aymanam P.O., Kottayam-686 015.

5. Manju Gopalan, W/o Vipin M. Raj, (Former Director Board Member), Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd., K. 350, Kottayam, residing at Chooranickel House, Amayanoor P.O., Ayarkunnam Village, Kottayam-686 587.

(By Adv. S. Narayanan Nair and Adv. M.A. Vahab for R4 and R5)

JUDGMENT

HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI. B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR : PRESIDENT The appellants are the opposite parties 3, 5 and 6 in C.C. No. 178/2015 on the files of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kottayam (for short, “the District Commission”).

2. The complainant was maintaining a savings bank account in Kottayam District Survey and Land Records Employees Co-operative Society Ltd. The complainant also joined a group deposit scheme and deposited various amounts under the said scheme as fixed deposit. The opposite parties are liable to pay a total amount of Rs. 2,10,981.75 (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty One and Paise Seventy Five only) to the complainant. However, when demanded, the amount was not refunded by the opposite parties. In the said circumstances, the complainant filed the above complaint alleging deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties. 3. The opposite parties 1 to 3 filed a joint version admitting the deposit made by the complainant. However, it was contended that the amount deposited by the complainant had been manipulated, forged and misappropriated by the former Secretary of the society and in the said circumstances, the cooperative society was not responsible for making pay