Supreme Court of India
The Superintendent of Post Office, Bolangir Division, Bolangir, Odisha v. Jambu Kumar Jain
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For the reasons recorded in Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (Civil) Nos.16164-16165 of 2019, these appeals also deserve to be allowed.
Judgment, page 9
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Consumer Protection – Deficiency in service on part of the Post Office – Claim of – The father of the respondent – complainant purchased 88 Indira Vikas Patras of the denomination of Rs. 5000/- each – The IVPs were lost – police complaint was lodged alleging theft of these IVPs – It was contended that despite demands made by the complainant, the value of the lost IVPs was not being made over by the Post Office to him and as such, there was deficiency in service on part of the Post Office – The District forum directed the Post Office to release payment of the maturity value of 88 IVPs – The…
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