BEFORE A.P STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION AT HYDERABAD
C.C.No.69 OF 2010
Between:
1. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research
University of Law (NALSAR)
rep. by its Registrar Prof. KVS Sarma
Justice City, Shameerpet, R.R.District
2. Prof: K.V.S.Sarma S/o late Prof: K.S.N.Murthy
Convener for the Common Law Admission Test
(CLAT) 2009, Ranga Reddy District.
Complainants
A N D
1. M/s Blue Dart Express Ltd.,
1-8-450/1/A/159 and 160, 1st Floor
Victoria Castle, Prakash Nagar,
Begumpet, Secundeabad-03
rep. by its Branch Manager
2. A & S Enterprises
rep. by its Proprietor
(Consolidator of M/s Blue Dart Express Ltd.,)
RTC Colony, Main Road, Medchal
Ranga Reddy District
3. The Managing Director
M/s Blue Dart Express Limited
Blue Dart Centre, Sahar Airport Road
Andheri (East) Mumbai-099
Opposite parties
Counsel for the Complainant M/s A.Kranthi Kumar Reddy
Counsel for the opposite parties M/s M.S.Srinivasa Iyengar (Ops1&3)
M/s A.P.Venu Gopal (Op2)
QUORUM: SRI R.LAKSHMINARASIMHA RAO, HON’BLE MEMBER
AND
SRI THOTA ASHOK KUMAR, HON’BLE MEMBER
THURSDAY THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
TWO THOUSAND TWELVE
Oral Order (As per Sri R.Lakshminarasimha Rao, Hon’ble Member)
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1. The complaint is filed seeking direction to the opposite parties to pay a sum of `20,69,873/- towards compensation to the complainant no.1 for the loss incurred in rescheduling CLAT 2009, an amount of `71,50,000/- towards damages for loss of reputation of 11 national Law Universities and `7,75,000/- to the complainant no.2 towards damages for injury to personal reputation and mental trauma to the convener of CLAT 2009.
2. The averments of the complaint are that the first complainant is a reputed university and the second complainant is its convener to organize common law admission test (CLAT) 2009 which is common and joint student admission program of 11 universities viz., 1. National Law School of University, Bangalore, (NLSIU) 2. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad (NALSAR), 3. National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU), 4. National University of Juridical Sciences, Kokkata (NUJS), 5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLU), 6. The Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU), 7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhi Nagar (GNLU), 8. Dr.Ram Manohar Lolhiya Naitonal Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU), 9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL), 10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna, (CNLU), 11. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS).
3. The second complainant in the capacity of convener of CLAT 2009, on behalf of the first complainant entered into an agreement dated 22.4.2009 with first opposite party through its agent, the second opposite party in order to dispatch CLAT 2009 test papers to various test centers in different cities across India. The Common Entrance Test was scheduled to be held on 17.5.2009. The Assistant Manager, Customer Service and one Roser John of the first opposite party assured prompt service.