1995 (5) TMI 299

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..... -1987 from the Post Office. The rate of interest payable with effect from 1-4-1987 was 11%. This was notified by the Government of India. Due to inadvertence on the part of the clerical staff, the old rate of interest and the maturity value which was printed on the certificates could not be corrected. The District Forum as well as the State Commission came to the conclusion that the Government of .....

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..... ntitled to the interest which was notified by the Government of India. The reasoning of the learned Member is as under: It is evident from the definition of the term 'deficiency' that it must be a fault, imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance which is required to be maintained under a law or has been undertaken to be performed in pursuance .....

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..... Government of India being unlawful and void. As such this is not a case of deficiency in service either in terms of the law or in terms of the contract as defined in Section 2(1)(g) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. 3. We agree with the reasoning and the conclusion reached by Mr Y. Krishnan, learned Member who gave the dissenting opinion. 4. We, therefore, allow the appeal, set aside the orde .....

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