State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
M.Ahuja Project (India) Pvt.Ltd. vs Smt. Lata Goyal on 12 April, 2017
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ij ekfld fd'r dk Hkqxrku ugha fd;s tkus ds dkj.k mlds vkcafVr edku ua-&9 dh cqfdax fujLr fd;k tk jgk gS ,oa vuqca/k dh 'krksZa ds vuqlkj mlds }kjk fn, x, 5]70]000@&¼ikap yk[k lRrj gtkj :Ik;s½ dk 50 izfr'kr tCr dj fy;k tk;sxk ,oa 'ks"k 50 izfr'kr dh jkf'k bdjkjukek ds vuqlkj 30 ekg dh vof/k iw.kZ gksus ij nh tk;sxh rc mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk vihykFkhZ@vukosnd ls laidZ dj ;g crk;k x;k fd bdjkjukek ds vuqlkj 30 ekg dh vof/k ds Hkhrj mlds }kjk vkjf{kr edku dk iw.kZ fuekZ.k dj mUgsa dCtk ns fn;k tkuk Fkk // 5 // fdUrq fnukad&27-07-2013 dks mDr vuqca/k dh 30 ekg iw.kZ gksxh ,oa blds iwoZ mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh 'ks"k jkf'k dk Hkqxrku djus gsrq Hkh rS;kj gSA mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k x;k fd pwafd mlds }kjk 5]70]000@&¼ikap yk[k lRrj gtkj :Ik;s½ dk Hkqxrku fd;k tk pqdk gS ,oa og mlh edku dks [kjhnuk pkgrh gS] vr% 'ks"k jkf'k fn;s tkus ij mls edku dzekad&9 gh vkcafVr fd;k tkosA vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh dks ;g lwfpr fd;k x;k fd mlds }kjk vkjf{kr edku fdlh vU; 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rd Hkqxrku esa vlQy gksus ,oa jkf'k dh vnk;xh uk djus ,oa mDr edku ds en esa dk dFku dj fujLr fd;k x;k FkkA mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh ds }kjk Hkqxrku dh xbZ jkf'k esa ls iwoZ fu/kkZfjr fu;e o 'krksZa ds vuqlkj 50 izfr'kr dh jkf'k fu/kkZfjr 30 ekg dh vof/k Ik'pkr~ vnk djus dk dFku fd;k x;k FkkA mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh ,oa muds ifr }kjk mijksDr vkcaVu ds fujLrhdj.k Ik'pkr~ jkf'k Hkqxrku gsr q ugha oju~ vius dk;Z o ofj"B O;fDr;ksa ls laca/kksa dk dFku dj edku iqu% vkcafVr djus dk dFku fd;k x;k tks fd vuqfpr FkkA mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk fu;e o 'krksZa ds vuq:Ik fd'r ,oa vfrfjDr jkf'k dh vnk;xh dh tkus ij mDr vkcaVu fujLr djus dk dksbZ vk/kkj gh ugha Fkk] mDr fd'r dh vnk;xh Lo;a mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk ugha dh xbZ ftlds dkj.k gh mldk vkcaVu ,oa tek jde esa dVkSrh fu;ekuqlkj gh dh xbZ gS ftlds fy, mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh gh mRrjnk;h gSA mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk Lo;a ds d`R;ksa ds foijhr fu;e o 'krksZa dh vogsyuk dks Nqikrs gq, ek= vkcaVu fujLr fd, tkus dks vuqfpr crkdj ifjokn is'k fd;k x;k gS tcfd mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk lnSo gh mDr vuqca/k o iwoZ fu/kkZfjr fu;eksa ds foijhr Hkqxrku esa foyac fd;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh dks lnSo gh Js"B lsok miyC/k djokrs gq, mlds vfu;fer Hkqxrku dks Lohdkj fd;k x;k ijUrq blds foijhr mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk lnSo gh Hkqxrku esa // 8 // euekuk joS;k vik;k x;k rFkk fcuk fdlh lwpuk ds vnk;xh can dj nh xbZ ftldh ekax fujarj dh tkrh jgh ijUrq mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk jde vnk;xh ugha dh xbZ ftlds dkj.k gh mldk vkcaVu fujLr fd;k x;k gSA mDr edku 30 ekg ds vanj lkSaiuk Fkk ftlds fy, vihykFkhZ@vukosnd izkjaHk ls gh rRij Fkk ,oa mDr Dys dsLVYl esa fu/kkZfjr edku dk fuekZ;k o fodkl Hkh mlh xfr ls le; ij laiUu gks jgk Fkk ,oa mlds }kjk gh Lo;a vuqca/k esa mDr dafMdk fd 30 ekg dh fu/kkZfjr vof/k esa edku uk lkSaius ij tek jkf'k ij 24 izfr'kr lkykuk C;kt fn;k x;k] dk mYys[k fd;k x;k fdUrq mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk mDr dFkuksa ds foijhr d`R; dj Hkqxrku ugha fd;k x;k ftlds dkj.k mldk vkcaVu fujLr fd;k x;k gSA Dys dslYl ;kstuk ds fu;e dafMdk dzekad&4 esa Li"V :Ik ls mYysf[kr gS fd ;fn dzsrk nks ekg rd fu/kkZfjr /kujkf'k dk Hkqxrku ugha djrk gS rks dzsrk dk iath;u jn~n dj fn;k tkosxkA blds ckn Hkh mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk 09-08-2011 dks Hkqxrku can dj fn;k x;k ,oa edku vkcaVu fujLr djus ij mDr vlR; vk/kkjksa ij izLrqr izLrqr fd;k gS tks fd fujLrh ;ksX; gSA Dys dslYl ;kstuk ds fu;e o 'krksZa dh dafMdk dz-5 esa Li"V :Ik ls mYysf[kr gS fd iath;u jn~n fd, tkus dh n'kk esa iath;u ,oa tek jkf'k esa ls 50 izfr'kr dh jkf'k dkVdj ;kstuk lekIr gksus ds Ik'pkr~ vFkkZr~ 30osa ekg esa nh tkosxh ftlds fy, mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk lgefr nh xbZ Fkh] blds foijhr mDr rF;ksa dks Nqikrs gq, mDr ifjokn // 9 // izLrqr fd;k x;k gS tks fd fujLrh ;ksX; gSA vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh dks mDr edku ds Hkqxrku esa vfu;ferrk ,oa cdk;k Hkqxrku gsrq fujarj O;fDrxr laidZ dj ,oa eksckbZy dj mDr jkf'k dh ekax dh xbZ ijUrq mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk lnSo gh mUgsa jkf'k dh vleFkZrk dk cgkuk cukdj jkf'k dh vnk;xh ugha dh xbZ rFkk yxHkx 07 ekg fujarj izrh{kk ds ckn Hkh 6]05]000@&¼N% yk[k ikap gtkj :Ik;s½ dh cdk;k jkf'k dk Hkqxrku ugha djus ds dkj.k fu;ekuqlkj mldk vkcaVu fujLr dj fn;k x;k rFkk i= fnukad&05-03- 2012 ds ek/;e ls lwpuk izsf"kr dh xbZA mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh }kjk rF;ksa dks fNikrs gq, ifjokn is'k fd;k x;k gSA izLrqr ifjokn {ks=kf/kdkj ,oa Jo.kkf/kdkj ls ckgj gS rFkk Ik{kdkjksa dk vla;kstu ,oa dqla;kstu ds dkj.k ifjokn fujLrh ;ksX; gSA vr% mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh dk ifjokn lO;; fujLr djrs gq, vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dks mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh ls 25]000@&¼iPphl gtkj :Ik;s½ izfrdkjkRed {kfriwfrZ fnykbZ tkosA 04 mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh dh vksj ls vius i{k leFkZu eas ftyk Qksje ds le{k bdjkjukek fnukad&27-01-2011] fodkl vuqKk] Hkqxrku dh jlhn fnukad&20-01-2010] 19-02-2010] 15-03-2010] 03-12-2010] 09-08- 2011] bfUoVs'ku fnukad&12-02-2010] mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh dk ystj ,dkÅ.V fnukad&01-04-2010 ls 11-08-2011 ,oa 01-04-2010 ls 01-03- 2013] cdk;k jkf'k dk fooj.k rFkk vkcaVu fujLrh i= fnukad&05-03- 2012 dh Nk;kizfr izLrqr fd;k gSA // 10 // 05- ftyk Qksje us mHk;i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr vfHkopu ,oa nLrkosth lk{;ksa ds ifj'khyu ds Ik'pkr~ mRrjokfnuh@ifjokfnuh ds ifjokn dks Lohdkj djrs gq, Åij dafMdk&1 esa of.kZr vuqlkj vuqrks"k iznku fd;k gS ftlds fo:} ;g vihy gSA 06- iwoZ esa bl vk;ksx }kjk vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dh vihy vof/k ckf/kr gksus ds vk/kkj ij fujLr fd;k x;k Fkk ftlds fo:} vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dh vksj ls ekuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx ds le{k fjfotu fifV'ku ua-&106@2015 ,e- vkgwtk izkstsDV ¼bafM;k½ izkbZosV fyfeVsM fo:} Jherh yrk xks;y lafLFkr fd;k x;k Fkk ftlesa ekuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx }kjk fnukad&18-01-2017 dks ;g vknsf'kr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "5. That the said appeal is being filed by 39 days delay from the receipt of the certified copy and 69 days delay from the date of passing the order which is because of the appellant suffering from jaundice. In the said case the legal question are involved which has to be decided. Therefore the delay of the appellant may kindly be condoned."
The respondent/complainant who is present in person has fairly conceded that for the reasons given in the application, the delay may be condoned, subject to payment cost and the matter may be remanded back to the State Commission to be heard on merit. Hence, we condone the delay of 31 days subject to payment of cost of Rs. 20,000/-to be paid directly by way of demand draft by the petitioner to the respondent on or before the next date of hearing.
// 11 // Parties to now appear before the State Commission on 21.02.2017.
As the matter pertains to the year 2013, the State Commission in requested to try and dispose of the matter within three months." Ekkuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx ds funsZ'k ds ifjizs{; esa vihy ij xq.k&nks"k ij lquokbZ dh xbZ vkSj mHk;i{k dks xq.k&nks"k ij lquk x;kA 07- vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dh vksj ls vkns'k&6 fu;e&17 lh- ih- lh- dk vkosnu izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA 08- vkosnu&i= ij mHk;i{kksa dks lquk x;k FkkA 09- vihykFkhZ@vukosnd us vius vihy Kkiu dh dafMdk&11 ds Ik'pkr~ 12 ,oa 13 ds :Ik esa la'kks/ku lekfo"V djuk pkgk gS vkSj mlh izdkj fyf[kr dFku esa Hkh dafMdk&6 ¼v½ tksM+uk pkgk gSA 10- mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dh vksj ls milatkr gksus okys fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh ,e- ds- O;kl us vkosnu&i= dk fojks/k djrs gq, O;Dr fd;k gS fd izLrkfor la'kks/ku ls ifjokn&i= ds Lo:Ik esa ifjorZu gksrk gS vkSj mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ij izfrdwy izHkko iM+sxkA vr% vkosnu&i= fujLr fd;k tkosA 11- vkosnu&i= ij fopkj fd;k x;kA // 12 // 12- North Eastern Railway Administration, Gorakhpur Vs. Bhagwan Das (Dead) By Lrs. (2008) 8 SCC 511 esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk dafMdk&16 esa ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "16. Insofar as the principles which govern the question of granting or disallowing amendments under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC (as it stood at the relevant time) are concerned, these are also well settled. Order 6 Rule 17 CPC postulates amendment of pleadings at any stage of the proceeding. In Pirgonda Hongonda Patil v. Kalgonda Shidgonda Patil 3 which still holds the field, it was held that all amendments ought to be allowed which satisfy the two conditions: (a) of not working injustice to the other side, and (b) of being necessary for the purpose of determining the real questions in controversy between the parties. Amendments should be refused only where the other party cannot be placed in the same position as if the pleading had been originally correct, but the amendment would cause him an injury which could not be compensated in costs. (Also see Gajanan Jaikishan Joshi v. Prabhakar Mohanlal Kalwar4)."
13- vihykFkhZ@vukosnd us vius fyf[kr dFku dh dafMdk&5 ,oa vfrfjDr dFku dh dafMdk&3 esa ;g Li"V :Ik ls vfHkopu fd;k gS fd **ifjoknh }kjk fnukad&09-08-2011 ds Hkqxrku ds ckn vpkud vnk;xh can dj nh xbZ tks fd Ik'pkr~ vkcaVu fujLrhdj.k ds vk/kkjksa esa ls gS rFkk vukosnd dks bdjkjkukek ds vuqlkj vkcaVu fujLr fd;s tkus dk vf/kdkj izkIr gS** rFkk dafMdk&3 esa ;g Li"V :Ik ls vfHkopu fd;k gS // 13 // fd **vkcaVu dks fujLr dj fn;k x;k FkkA** vkSj mlh vfHkopu ds ifjizs{; esa vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }jk izLrkfor la'kks/ku djuk pkgk tk jgk gS rFkk vihykFkhZ@vukosnd us ;g Hkh crkuk pkgk gS fd vkcaVu fujLrh ds Ik'pkr~ mDr Hkou dks vfer dqekj 'kekZ uked O;fDr dks fodz; dj fn;k x;k gS vkSj vkf/kiR; Hkh iznku dj fn;k x;k gS vkSj bl izdkj mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dks vkf/kiR; fn;k tkuk laHko ugha gSA 14- izdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr dks ns[krs gq, mDr la'kks/ku vkosnu Lohdkj ;ksX; gS] ijUrq vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk mDr la'kks/ku vR;f/kd foyac ls fd;k x;k gS vkSj vihykFkhZ@vukosnd ds vuqlkj gh ftyk Qksje }kjk ikfjr vkyksP; vkns'k ds iwoZ gh vkcaVu fujLr dj Hkou dk fodz; fd;k tk pqdk Fkk vkSj ;g la'kks/ku vihykFkhZ@vukosnd ftyk Qksje ds le{k dj ldrk Fkk ijUrq la'kks/ku ugha fd;k x;k gS] mls ns[krs gq, vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dk vkosnu&i= varxZr vkns'k&6 fu;e&17 lh- ih- lh- ifjO;; ij Lohdkj fd;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA 15- vr% vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dh vksj ls izLrqr vkosnu&i= varxZr vkns'k&6 fu;e&17 lh- ih- lh- 7]000@&¼lkr gtkj :Ik;s½ ifjO;; ij Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gSA 16- vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dh vksj ls ,d vU; vkosnu&i= varxZr vkns'k&41 fu;e&27 lh- ih- lh- izLrqr fd;k x;k gS vkSj mDr vkosnu&i= ds lkFk vfer dqekj 'kekZ ds i{k esa fu"ikfnr fodz; foys[k // 14 // fnukad&03-12-2012 ,oa ekuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx }kjk fjfotu fifV'ku ua- &106@2015 ,e- vkgwtk izkstsDV ¼bafM;k½ izkbZosV fyfeVsM }kjk Mk;jsDVj egsUnz vkgwtk fo:} Jherh yrk xks;y esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad&18-01-2017 rFkk ftyk Qksje ds le{k 5]00]000@&¼ikap yk[k :Ik;s½ dh jkf'k dh ikorh ,oa fMek.M Mªk¶V dh Nk;kizfr dks izLrqr djuk pkgk gSA 17- vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk izLrqr vkns'k&41 fu;e&27 lh- ih- lh- ds vkosnu&i= ij mHk;i{k dks lquk x;kA 18- vkosnu&i= ij fopkj fd;k x;kA 19- North Eastern Railway Administration, Gorakhpur Vs. Bhagwan Das (Dead) By Lrs. (Supra) esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk dafMdk&13] 14 ,oa 15 esa ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "13. Though the general rule is that ordinarily the appellate court should not travel outside the record of the lower court and additional evidence, whether oral or documentary is not admitted but Section 107 CPC, which carves out an exception to the general rule, enables an appellate court to take additional evidence or to require such evidence to be taken subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed. These conditions are prescribed under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC. Nevertheless, the additional evidence can be admitted only when the circumstances as stipulated in the said Rule are found to exist. The circumstances under which additional evidence can be adduced are:
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(i) the court from whose decree the appeal is preferred has refused to admit evidence which ought to have been admitted [clause
(a) of sub-rule (1)], or
(ii) the party seeking to produce additional evidence, establishes that notwithstanding the exercise of due diligence, such evidence was not within the knowledge or could not, after the exercise of due diligence, be produced by him at the time when the decree appealed against was passed [clause (aa), inserted by Act 104 of 1976], or
(iii) the appellate court requires any document to be produced or any witness to be examined to enable it to pronounce judgment, or for any other substantial cause [clause (b) of sub-rule (1)].
14. It is plain that under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 27 Order 41 CPC, with which we are concerned in the instant case, evidence may be admitted by an appellate authority if it "requires" to enable it to pronounce judgment "or for any other substantial cause". The scope of the Rule, in particular of clause (b) was examined way back in 1931 by the privy Council in Parsotim Thakur v. Lal Mohar Thakur1. While observing that the provisions of Section 107 as elucidated by Order 41 Rule 27 are clearly not intended to allow litigant, who has been unsuccessful in the lower court, to patch up the weak parts of his case and fill up omissions in the court of appeal, it was observed as follows: (AIR p. 148) ".........Under clause (1) (b) it is only where the appellate court 'requires' it (i.e. finds it needful) that additional evidence can // 16 // be admitted. It may be required to enable the court to pronounce judgment or for any other substantial cause, but in either case it must be the court that requires it. This is the plain grammatical reading of the sub-clause. The legitimate occasion for the exercise of this discretion is not whenever before the appeal is heard a party applies to adduce fresh evidence, but 'when on examining the evidence as it stands some inherent lacuna or defect becomes apparent'."
15. Again in K. Venkataramiah v. A. Seetharama Reddy2 a Constitution Bench of this Court while reiterating the aforenoted observations in Parsotim case1 pointed out that the appellate court has the power to allow additional evidence not only if it requires such evidence "to enable it to pronounce judgment" but also for "any other substantial cause". There may well be cases where even though the court finds that it is able to pronounce judgment on the state of the record as it is, and so, it cannot strictly say that it requires additional evidence "to enable it to pronounce judgment", it still considers that in the interest of justice something which remains obscure should be filled up so that it can pronounce its judgment in a more satisfactory manner. Thus, the question whether looking into the documents, sought to be filed as additional evidence, would be necessary to pronounce judgment in a more satisfactory manner, has to be considered by the Court at the time of hearing of the appeal on merits."
// 17 // 20- vihykFkhZ@vukosnd ds vuqlkj mlus iz'uk/khu Hkou dks vfer dqekj 'kekZ dks fnukad&03-12-2012 dks fodz; dj iath;u djk;k Fkk ijUrq vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk vius fyf[kr dFku esa bl laca/k esa dksbZ vfHkopu ugha fd;k x;k gS vkSj mlds Ik'pkr~ vihyh; voLFkk esa fyf[kr dFku esa la'kks/ku pkgk x;k gS vkSj vihykFkhZ@vukosnd dk la'kks/ku vkosnu ifjO;; ij Lohdkj fd;k x;k gS vkSj ,slh fLFkfr esa tks fodz; foys[k gS og izdj.k ds okLrfod U;k; fu.kZ;u ds fy, vko';d gks tkrk gS] ijUrq mDr nLrkost vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk ftyk Qksje ds le{k D;ksa izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k] bl laca/k esa dksbZ Li"V dkj.k ugha crk;k x;k gS] mls ns[krs gq, vkns'k&41 fu;e&27 lh- ih- lh- dk vkosnu&i= Hkh ifjO;; ij Lohdkj fd;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA 21- vr% vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk izLrqr vkns'k&41 fu;e&27 lh- ih- lh- dk vkosnu&i= Hkh 7]000@&¼lkr gtkj :Ik;s½ ifjO;; ij Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gSA 22- pwafd vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk fyf[kr dFku esa la'kks/ku djuk pkgk gS vkSj og la'kks/ku vkosnu Lohdkj fd;k x;k gS vkSj vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk vihyh; voLFkk esa vfrfjDr nLrkost izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dks Hkh mlds ifjokn&i= esa la'kks/ku djus vkSj [k.Mu esa nLrkost izLrqr djus ds fy, volj fn;k tkuk mfpr gksxk vkSj blds fy, bl izdj.k dks iqu% // 18 // xq.k&nks"k ij fujkdj.k djus gsrq ftyk Qksje dks izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA 23- vr% vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk izLrqr vihy Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gSA ftyk Qksje }kjk ikfjr vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad&16-06-2014 vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj ;g izdj.k ftyk Qksje dks bl funsZ'k ds lkFk izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkrk gS fd vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk vius fyf[kr dFku dh dafMdk&6 ¼v½ ds :Ik esa tks la'kks/ku lekfo"V djuk pkgrk gS] mls la'kks/ku lekfo"V djus dh vuqefr iznku djsaxs rFkk mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ;fn [k.Mu esa vius ifjokn&i= esa dksbZ ikfj.kkfed la'kks/ku djuk pkgs rks mls Hkh la'kks/ku djus dk volj iznku djsaxs vkSj ;fn mRrjoknh@ifjoknh [k.Mu esa nLrkost izLrqr djuk pkgs rks mls volj iznku djsaxs vkSj rRi'pkr~ mHk;i{k dks lquokbZ dj izdj.k dk fujkdj.k xq.k&nks"k ds vk/kkj ij djsaxsA 24- ;g Li"V fd;k tkrk gS fd vihykFkhZ@vukosnd ftyk Qksje ds le{k ml ij vkjksfir ifjO;; dh jkf'k 7]000$7]000=14]000@&¼pkSng gtkj :Ik;s½ ftyk Qksje ds le{k mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dks vnk djsxk] mlds Ik'pkr~ gh vihykFkhZ@vukosnd }kjk izLrkfor la'kks/ku lekfo"V fd;k tkosxk ,oa nLrkost fopkj esa fy;k tkosxkA 25- i{kdkjksa dks funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd os fnukad&29-04-2017 dks ftyk miHkksDrk fookn izfrrks"k.k Qksje] jk;iqj ds le{k mifLFkr jgsaxsA // 19 // vihyh; voLFkk esa tks vfrfjDr nLrkost izLrqr fd, x, gSa mldh izfrfyfi ds lkFk ftyk Qksje dk ewy vfHkys[k vfoyac ftyk miHkksDrk fookn izfrrks"k.k Qksje] jk;iqj dks Hkstk tkosA bl vihy dk O;;
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