First Appeal No. A/126/2016 (Arisen out of Order Dated 15/01/2016 in Case No. Complaint Case No. CC/267/2014 of District Howrah). Case: Pawan Sharma Vs The Branch Manager, UCO Bank and Ors.. West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
| Case Number | First Appeal No. A/126/2016 (Arisen out of Order Dated 15/01/2016 in Case No. Complaint Case No. CC/267/2014 of District Howrah) |
| Counsel | For Appellant: Sumita Roy Chowdhury, Advocate and For Respondents: Dipak Adak, Advocate |
| Judges | Shyamal Gupta, (Presiding Member) and Utpal Kumar Bhattacharya, Member |
| Issue | Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Section 85(2) |
| Judgement Date | Wednesday April 05, 2017 |
| Court | West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission |
Order:
Shyamal Gupta, (Presiding Member), (Kolkata)
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The present Appeal arises out of the Order dated 15-01-2016, passed by the Ld. District Forum, Howrah, in C.C. No. 267/2014, whereby the complaint case has been dismissed. Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the same, Complainant thereof has filed this Appeal.
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Case of the Complainant, in short, is that, one Mr. Smrat, posing as agent of TATA Capital Financial Services Ltd. promised to arrange for a personal loan of Rs. 2,00,000/- that he was looking for in order to solemnize his daughter. As per the advice of said Mr. Smrat, he handed him over requisite documents and four cheque folios bearing Nos. 268487 - 490 and marked Cheque Nos. 268487 and 268488 as cancelled, but inadvertently he signed those cheques. Subsequently, he came to know that a sum of Rs. 70,500/- was debited from his savings account using cheque Nos. 268487 and 268488. As soon as he got wind of such fraudulent withdrawals from his account, he lodged an FIR with the concerned Police Station and also brought the matter to the notice of the OP Bank. It is further stated that payee's names written on the cheques-in-dispute were altered and also attempt was made to veil the same tactfully. Besides, from the reverse of those cheques it would appear that signature of the Complainant was forged. Wondering how such disparity in respect of his cheques escaped the attention of the concerned officials of the OP bank and terming such lapses as gross deficiency in service, the Complainant filed the instant complaint case before the Ld. District Forum.
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Appearing to defend their case, OP Nos. 1 to 3 stated in their W.V. that in according with Sec. 85(2) of the N.I. Act...
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