I & 1167 /2013

Date of Filing : 18.03.2013

& 29.07.2013

Date of Disposal : 14.Lt.2025

BEFORE THE KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER

DISPUTES REDRESSAL C MMISSION, BENGALURU

(PRTNCTPAL BENCH)

DATED, THI THE 14th DAY OF NOV MBER 2025 PRE E NT HON,BLE MT JUSTICE T G SHIVASHANKARE GOWDA:

PRESIDENT MTS DIVYASHREE M: LADY MEMBER sc/ 29 / Al 361 to 368/2o13 A/361 to 368/2013 Mr Ganesh Shetty K S/o Late Krishna ShettY

Prop : M/s Apoorva Associates

Having its Office at

:

Asheesh Apartments Appellant Kodial Bail, Mangaluru (By Mr Vijay Krishna Bhat M Advocate)

(Appellant is same in all the Appeals) -Versus-

L. Al36Ll20L3 Mrs. Prithvi W/o Mr Pashantha Kotian Aged about 33, Aged about 43 years & 1167 l2or3 R/at No.805, Ananya Apaftment Behind Empire Mall, Kodialguthu West, Mangalore Respondent (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

2.At362t201.3 Mr Mayur R Shakrani, S/o Mr Rathilal Vashrambai Shakrani, Aged about 42 years, R/at No.404, Ananya Apaftment, Behind Empire Mall, Kodlalguthu West, Mangalore, Respondent (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

3.At36312013

1. Mr Udaya Chandra Kamath, S/o Mr Mrdhar Kamath, 2.

Smt Nayana U. Kamath, W/o Mr Udaya Chandra Kamath,

Aged about 33 years,

Both are R/at

No 402,Ananya Apartment, Behind Empire Mall, Kodialguthu West, Mangalore. Respondents

(Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

4.A1364120t3

1. Dr Venugopal D, S/o Late Mr P Sham Bhat, Aged about 46, Aged about 43 years, 2. Dr Prasanna Venugopal, W/o Dr Venugopla D, &, tt67 l2or3 Aged about 37 years Both are R/at :

Flat No. 101,Ananya Apartment, Behind Empire Mall, Kodialguthu West, Mangalore. Respondents (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

5 .A/365t20L3 Mr Nithin Merchant, S/o Mr Maruthi Madhav Shetty, Aged about 43 years, R/at No.4, 100 Industrial Estate, Chokkasandara, Bangalore.

Represented by his GPA holder, Mr Maruthi Madhav Shetty, S/o Madhav Sadashiva Shetty, Aged about 79 years, R/at No.4, 100 Ft. Industrial Estate Road, Netaji Nagar, Jalahalli Cross, - 560057.

Bangalore Respondent (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

6.A1366120L3 Mr Jeevan Kumar Shetty, S/o Late Mr Mrnivas Shetty, Aged about 52 years, R/at Flat No. 703, Ananya Apartment, Kodialbail, Mangalore. Respondent (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

7.A1367120L3 Mr Lokesh Prabhakar Pai, S/o Prabhakar Pai, & 1167 l2ot3 Aged about 38 years, R/at Flat No. 604, Ananya Apartment, Behind Empire Mall, Kodialguthu West, Mangalore. Respondent (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

a.Ai368t2013 Smt Anupama A. Shenoy, W/o late Mr. Ashok Shenoy, Aged about 60 years, R/at Flat No. 901, Ananya Apartment, Behind Empire Mall, Kodialguthu West, Mangalore. Respondent (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

9. A tL67 t20L3 Mr Nithin Merchant, S/o Mr Maruthi Madhav Shetty, Aged about 43 years, R/at No.4, 100 Industrial Estate, Chokkasandara, Bangalore.

Represented by his GPA holder, Mr. Maruthi Madhav Shetty, (Ex-serviceman)

S/o Madhav Sadashiva Shetty, Aged about 79 years, R/at No.4,100 Ft. Industrial Estate Road, Nalaji Nagar, Jalahalli Cross, Bangalore - 560057 Appellant (Sri Arun Shyam, Advocate)

-Vs-

Mr Ganesh Shetty K S/o Late Krishna Shetty &, tt67 12013 Aged about 43 years Prop: M/s Apoorva Associates Asheesh Apartments Kodial Bail, Mangaluru Respondent (By Mr Vijay Krishna Bhat M Advocate)

:ORAL COMMON ORDER:

PER: Mr JUSTICE T G SHMSHANKARE GOWDA:

PRESIDENT The Appeals No.361 to 368/2013 arefiled U/S15 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, by Opposite Party No.1 (in short OP1) challenging the Common Order dated 31.01.2013 passed in Consumer Complaints No.281, 283, 282, 284, 285, 291, 309 and 3Ll/2071, respectively.

Appeal No.1167/203 is filed U/S 15 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 by the Complainant challenging the Common Order dated 31.01.2013 passed in Consumer Complaint No.285/2013 by Dakshina Kannada District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mangaluru(for short, the District Commission) seeking enhancement of compensation. Since the facts and law involved in all the e

1167 12013 Appeals are identical in nature, they are taken up together for common disposal.

2.

Appellant in Appeals No.361 to 368/2013 was OP No.1 and Resp