(Delivered on 29 /10/2021)
PER SHRI A. Z. KHWAJA, HON’BLE PRESIDING MEMBER.
1. Petitioner/ O.P - The Forest Department Employees Co-op. Housing Society has preferred the present revision petition challenging the order dated 12/07/2021 passed by the learned District Consumer Commission , Nagpur in Consumer Complaint No. CC/166/2021 by which the application filed by the respondent /complainant came to be allowed and petitioner were directed to stop the construction work. (Petitioner hereinafter shall be referred as O.P. and respondent as complainant for the sake of convenience)
2. Short facts leading to the filing of the present petition may be narrated as under:-
Complainant – Mr. P.A. Mishrikotkar claims to be a resident of Flat No. A-202 in building No. B-5 and O.P. is Co-operative Housing Society formed for maintenance and up keep of building where the complainant/respondent was residing. Complainant /respondent has contended that he was practicing as an advocate and so was in need of peace and comfort for his work but the owner of Flat No. A-502 namely one Rajesh Lade without giving any prior notice started the renovation work and was carrying out structural changes under the garb of carrying out minor repairs. Complainant /respondent has taken a plea that on going construction and renovation work was causing great hardship, inconvenience and discomfort to the complainant /respondent who was practicing as advocate. Complainant /respondent has further contended that it was the duty of the petitioner/O.P- Society to see that no inconvenience or hardship is caused to the residents of the flats in the building No.-B-5. Complainant /respondent has further contended that the flats where he was residing and other flats were constructed without obtaining necessary Occupancy Certificate and were contrary to the Guidelines given by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation . The complainant therefore filed the Consumer Complaint against the O.P./petitioner alleging deficiency in service by the O.P./petitioner. 3. During the pendency of the complaint the present complainant also filed an application before the learned District Consumer Commission, Nagpur that since the owner of Flat No.A-502 on the 5th floor was carrying out construction which amounted to structural changes direction may be issued and the owner of the Flat No. A-502 be restrained from proceeding with the construction and carrying out the structural changes.
4. After hearing the complainant /respondent, the learned District Consumer Commission, Nagpur allowed the application and passed the order restraining the O.P./petitioner from carrying out the construction in Flat No. A-502 in building No. B-5. Aggrieved by the said order dated 12/07/2021 passed by the learned District Consumer Commission, Nagpur, the present O.P./ petitioner has come up in present revision petition.
5. After the revision petition came to be filed due notice was issued to the respondent /complainant –Mr. P.A. Mishrikotkar who has appeared in person.
6. I have heard Mr. Bhoot, learned advocate for the petitioner /O.P.- Forest Department Employees Co-op. Housing So