LAWS(KAR)-2011-7-160

ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN REGIONAL OFFICE, SILVA ROAD HIGH LANDS MANGALORE - 575 002 Vs. SRI KRISHNASHETTY S/O MAHABAL SHETTY

Decided On July 22, 2011
Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner Bhavishyanidhi Bhavan Regional Office, Silva Road High Lands Mangalore - 575 002 Appellant
V/S
Sri Krishnashetty S/O Mahabal Shetty Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is before this Court assailing the order dated 31.5.2011 passed in Complaint No. 62/2011. The said order in passed by the Dakshina Kannada Consumer District Redress -el Forum, Mangalore. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, it is to be noticed that against an order passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, an appeal is provided under Section );">15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

(2.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner would however contend that the Tribunal has made the following observation in the said order: In view of the above discussion we hold that, the Scheme 1995 is very dear and the law laid down by the Hon'ble National Commission and the Hon'ble State Commission at the same time the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India also considered the same issue. The Hon'ble State Commission in appeal No. 1256/2009 dated 21.8.2009 decided the issue of granting two years weightage, finally it was decide by the Hon'ble National Commission on 29.6.2010. If there it was ambiguity or the interpretation of the Hon'ble Courts/forums are not correct they should have preferred an appeal before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and see that the order passed by the lower Courts/Forums have been quashed. But there is no such order till now. However, we find that, the Opposite Party No. 1 despite of holding many number of judgments in their hand forced these; senior citizens i.e., Complainants to approach the District Forum for that the Opposite Party No. 1 shall pay adequate compensation by way of interest. By considering the age of the Complainants and also the inconvenience corned to them for all these years, we direct the Opposite Party No. 1 as follows: