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NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION
NEW DELHI
 
REVISION PETITION NO. 3763 OF 2011
 
(Against the Order dated 12/07/2011 in Appeal No. 11/2011 of the State Commission Tamil Nadu)
1. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND ORS.
Tamil Electrcity Board, Aravakurichi ,
Karur
Tamil Nadu
2. The Astt Executive Engineer, Operation & Maintance ( South)
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Karur
Tamil Nadu
3. The Superitending Engineer, Operation & Maintance (General)
Tamil Nadu Electricty Board
Karur
Tamil Nadu
...........Petitioner(s)
Versus 
1. R. DHIRAVIDAMANI AND ANR.
W/o S.P Ragunathan, R/o 27/1 Andimedu, Aravakurichi
Karur
Tamil Nadu
2. S.P Raghunathan, S/o Pichaunuthu
R/o 27/1 Andimedu, Aravakuruchi
Karur
Tamil Nadu
...........Respondent(s)

BEFORE: 
 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.B. GUPTA, PRESIDING MEMBER

For the Petitioner :
Mr. V. Senthil Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent :

Dated : 12 Dec 2013
ORDER

Heard. Since, a paltry sum of Rs.5,,000/- only, is involved in the present case, this Commission is not inclined to entertain this petition in view of the decision of the Apex Court in urgaon Gramin Bank Vs. Khazani and another, IV (2012) CPJ 5 (SC), where Apex Court observed; . Number of litigations in our country is on the rise, for small and trivial matters, people and sometimes Central and State Governments and their instrumentalities Banks, nationalized or private, come to courts may be due to ego clash or to save the Officersskin. Judicial system is over-burdened, naturally causes delay in adjudication of disputes. Mediation centers opened in various parts of our country have, to some extent, eased the burden of the courts but we are still in the tunnel and the light is far away. On more than one occasion, this court has reminded the Central Government, State Governments and other instrumentalities as well as to the various banking institutions to take earnest efforts to resolve the disputes at their end. At times, some give and take attitude should be adopted or both will sink. Unless, serious questions of law of general importance arise for consideration or a question which affects large number of persons or the stakes are very high, Courts jurisdiction cannot be invoked for resolution of small and trivial matters. We are really disturbed by the manner in which those types of matters are being brought to courts even at the level of Supreme Court of India and this case falls in that category. The Apex Court further held; 0. The Chief Manager stated in the affidavit that no bill was raised by the counsel for the bank for conducting the matter before the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. We have not been told how much money has been spent by the bank officers for their to and fro journeys to the lawyersoffice, to the District Forum, State Forum, National Commission and to the Supreme Court. For a paltry amount of Rs.15000/-,even according to the affidavit, bank has already spent a total amount of Rs.12,950/- leaving aside the time spent and other miscellaneous expenses spent by the officers of the bank for to and fro expenses etc. Further, it may be noted that the District Forum had awarded Rs.3,000/- towards cost of litigation and compensation for the harassment caused to Smt. Khazani. Adding this amount, the cost goes up to Rs.15,950/-. Remember, the buffalo had died 10 years back, but the litigation is not over, fight is still on for Rs.15,000/-. 11. Learned counsel appearing for the bank, Shri Amit Grover, submitted that though the amount involved is not very high but the claim was fake and on inspection by the insurance company, no tag was found on the dead body of the buffalo and hence the insurer was not bound to make good the loss, consequently the bank had to proceed against Smt. Khazani. 12. We are of the view that issues raised before us are purely questions of facts examined by the three forums including the National Disputes Redressal Commission and we fail to see what is the important question of law to be decided by the Supr

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