FA/469/2009. Case: 1. Mr. Murari Das S/o Late Muneswar Das, 2. Mrs. Sovabati Das W/o Mr. Murari Das Vs 1. The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, 2. The Sub-Post Master, 3. The Manager, State Bank of India, 4. Mr. Raghunath Saha. West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case NumberFA/469/2009
CounselFor the Appellant: Mr. M.Chatterjee and For the Respondent: Mr. P.R.Bakshi, Mr. G.C.Bandyopadhyay, Adv.
JudgesS. Majumder and Mr. S. Coari, Members
IssueConsumer law
Judgement DateWednesday October 27, 2010
CourtWest Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Order:

S. Majumder, Member

The present Appeal has been directed against the judgement and order dt. 9.11.09 passed by Burdwan District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in D.F. Case No. 8/2008 wherein the Ld. District Forum has rejected the petition of complaint on contest.

The Complainants/Appellants'' case before the Ld. District Forum, in brief, was that the complainant, Mr. Murari Das, on his superannuation from Durgapur Steel Plant received retirement benefits to the tune of Rs. 10,68,842/-. The complainant, Mr. Murari Das, on 8.2.06 deposited the amount so received on his superannuation with the Sub-Post Office at Durgapur with a request to open an MIS Scheme for Rs. 6,00,000/-, which, according to the complainant, ensured interest @ 10% towards maturity bonus and that in this way the complainant would be entitled to Rs. 60,000/- towards maturity bonus on and from 13.2.06. According to the complainants'' case, though the money was deposited by the OP/Post Office, but he was made to understand that the complainants could not be entitled to maturity bonus @ 10%. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with such intention of the OPs/Postal authority the complainant instituted the petition of complaint for redressal.

The Ops/Postal authorities contested the case by filing...

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