Mathura: This is from the final week of the final century. Only just a few days have been left for the start of the brand new 12 months in addition to the brand new century. Tungnath Chaturvedi, a lawyer by occupation, needed to go from Mathura to Moradabad with a buddy. The value of a ticket was Rs 35. At the ticket counter of the station, he demanded 2 tickets by handing over a notice of Rs 100 to the worker on responsibility. The particular person current there deducted 90 rupees as a substitute of 70 rupees for two tickets and even after asking, he didn’t return the remaining 20 rupees. There was a little bit of an argument. The worker felt that the matter had come and gone. But the lawyer made a combat for the rights of not getting the dues. This case of Rs 20 went on for greater than the following 22 years. And lastly now the choice has are available in favor of the lawyer.
This case is of Mathura district lawyer Tungnath Chaturvedi. Tungnath, a lawyer, has lastly gained after preventing for greater than 22 years for Rs 20 from the railways. Now the railways should pay your complete quantity on Rs 20 in a month by charging 12 % annual curiosity yearly. Along with this, directions have additionally been given to pay a wonderful of Rs 15,000 as monetary and psychological ache and litigation bills.
Advocate Tungnath Chaturvedi, a resident of Holigate space of Mathura, advised on Monday that on December 25, 1999, together with one in all his associates, he had gone to the ticket window of Mathura Cantonment to get a ticket to go to Moradabad. At that point the ticket was Rs 35. He gave Rs 100 to the particular person current on the window, who deducted Rs 90 as a substitute of Rs 70 for 2 tickets and didn’t return the remaining Rs 20 even after being advised.
Chaturvedi advised that after finishing the journey, he filed a grievance towards ‘North East Railway’ (Gorakhpur) and ‘Booking Clerk’ within the District Consumer Forum, making Mathura Cantonment a celebration. After greater than 22 years, the matter was settled on August 5. Consumer Forum President Navneet Kumar ordered the Railways to refund the Rs 20 collected from the advocate at 12 per cent each year with annual curiosity. During the listening to, the advocate suffered psychological, monetary ache and litigation bills as a wonderful of Rs 15,000.
He additionally ordered that if the quantity is just not paid inside 30 days from the day of the pronouncement of the choice by the Railways, then it should be returned by paying 15 % curiosity on Rs 20 each year as a substitute of 12. Lawyer Tungnath Chaturvedi stated, “The reserving clerk of the railways had charged Rs 20 extra at the moment. He had given a hand-made ticket, as there have been no computer systems then. After preventing for greater than 22, lastly gained.
