JUDGEMENT
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(1.) Mr. Justice M.S. Parikh, President ''By way of this complaint the
complainant has prayed for following reliefs :
(a) Direct the opponents to remove the defects in construction incurring minimum expenses of Rs. 2,40,500/-, of premises by taking all necessary steps in accordance with relevant building laws, rules, and the notifications issued by the concerned authorities, and
(b) Direct the opponents to pay the Impact Fees of Rs. 15,88,955/-, Municipal Taxes of Rs. 1,21,893/-, Cess, Levies and Fees as are payable in accordance with the agreement and confirmation made by the opponents so as to regularize the occupation of the premises purchased by the complainant.
(c) Direct the opponents to pay a total amount of Rs. 19,51,348/- towards above claims.
(2.) Opponent has resisted this complaint inter alia on the ground that this complaint is not maintainable at law as the complainant cannot
be said to be a consumer, that this Commission will not have
jurisdiction to try and decide this complaint as highly complicated
questions of facts and law arise and detailed and elaborate evidence is
required, that the transaction alleged in the complaint is for commercial
purpose, that R.C.S. No. 267/2002 has been filed against the Surat
Municipal Corporation and it is sought to be directed to collect impact
fees and regularize the construction, that no permission has been sought
from the Civil Court to file any other suit to recover impact fees and
that the present complaint is barred by the provisions of Order 2 Rule 2
of the C.P.C.
(3.) When this complaint came up for hearing in the first session the complainants learned Advocate wanted to give an application for
withdrawal of this complaint with liberty to take up his cause which has
been presented in the pending complaint, by way of appropriate
proceeding. At that stage the learned Advocate appearing for the opponent
objected for any such permission being granted. The matter was kept for
passing of the order. However, when this matter is again called out we
are surprised to notice that neither of the learned Advocates is present
before this Commission and that neither the complainant has given
application as was submitted nor has the opponent given objection as was
submitted.;
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