2008 (6) TMI 615

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..... 1. Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (in short the `National Commission'). Before National Commission challenge was to the order passed by the Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hydrabad (in short the `State Commission'). By its order dated 19.6.2001 the State Commission allowed t....

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.... replied that out of the chit amount of Rs. 70,000/-, the present appellant paid only Rs. 60,000/- and the balance of Rs. 10,000/- was payable to him with interest and that since he paid Rs. 54,700/- already, he is ready to pay the balance of Rs. 45,300/- in instalments. The complainant approached the District Forum for a direction to the opposite parties to pay Rs. 14,000/- to him. 3. Though t....

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....ant was allowed. The National Commission was of the view that in the cheque somebody had added some figures but who did the mischief was not known. However since somebody has committed the mischief, the revision petitioner before it cannot be granted any benefit. The revision petition was accordingly dismissed without cost. 4. In support of the appeal, learned counsel for the appellant submitte....

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....whether the Consumer Forums established under the Act have jurisdiction to entertain dispute between the chit fund and one of its prized subscriber or between the subscribers. It is not correct as contented by the respondent No. 1 that the question of jurisdiction was not raised. In fact the State Commissioner observed that since the respondents before it i.e. functionaries of the chit fund were n....