First Appeal No. 139 of 2013. Case: Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. and Ors. Vs Ramesh Ganapati Bavadhankar. Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case NumberFirst Appeal No. 139 of 2013
CounselFor Appellant: Mangesh Patel, Adv.
JudgesR.C. Chavan, Presiding Member and Usha S. Thakare, Member
IssueConsumer Law
Citation2015 (2) AllMR 102
Judgement DateWednesday January 21, 2015
CourtMaharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Judgment:

R.C. Chavan, Presiding Member

  1. This appeal is directed against the order passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sangli in Consumer Case No. 2335/2009 and directing the appellant Financer to pay a sum of Rs. 1,17,650/- with interest @9% per annum, further compensation of Rs. 25,000/- and costs quantified at Rs. 2,000/- to the complainant. Facts which are material for deciding this appeal are as under:

    The Complainant had purchased the second hand Tata Tipper for a sum of Rs. 3,50,000/- after obtaining finance of Rs. 2,60,000/- from the appellant. He had also given blank post dated cheques. Complainant himself admitted that he earned good income for about 4-5 months, but, there was no adequate work thereafter. According to the complainant without giving any prior notice. the appellant employees took away the vehicle by forcibly taking it away from the complainant's driver. On 02.06.2009 the Complainant was served with a notice to pay a sum of Rs...

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