STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION,

HARYANA PANCHKULA

                                                  Date of Institution: 13.09.2019

                                                     Date of final hearing: 21.02.2023

                                                               Date of Pronouncement:21.02.2023

First Appeal No.805 of 2019

in the matter of

M/s Lally Automobiles Private Limited, also known as Courtesy Honda 117/8 K.M. Milestones, G.T. Road, Madhuban Karnal, through its Authorized Signatory, Shri Hamraj Singh, Assistant General Manager.

.….appellant.

Through Counsel, Mr. Aftab Singh Khara, Advocate

                                                               Versus

1.      Advocate Rohit Gupta S/o Late Shri Rulia Ram Gupta, R/o House No.10, Sector-14, Urban Estate, Karnal-132001.

2.      Honda Cars India Limited, Plot No.A1, Sector-40-41, Surajapur-Kasna Road, Greater Noida Industrial Development Area, District Gautam Budh Nagar, (U.P.) Pin 201306, through Mr. Yoichiro Ueno, President & CEO Honda Cars India Ltd. 409, Tower-B, DLF Commercial Complex, Jasola, New Delhi-110025.     

3.      Mr. Kastushi Inoue, Ex. President & CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd., 409, Tower-B, DLF Commercial Complex, Jasola, New Delhi-25, Now Chief Operating Officer, Regional Operations (Europe Region) and President & Director, Honda Motor Europe Ltd., Cain Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1HL, U.K.

4.      Honda Company Motor Limited, 2-1-1, Minami-Aoyama, Minnato-KU, 107-8556, Japan, through its President, CEO & Representative Director, Mr. Takahiro Hachigo. 

Through Counsel, Mr. Aditya Verma, Advocate for respondent No.2

CORAM:    S.P. Sood, Judicial Member.

S.C. Kaushik, Member.

Present:-    Mr. Aftab Singh Khara, counsel for the appellant.

                   Mr. Aditya Verma, counsel for respondent No.2.

O R D E R

PER: S.P SOOD. JUDICIAL, MEMBER:

                   Mr. Aftab Singh Khara, learned counsel for appellant has suffered a statement that the present appeal has become in-fructuous as no claim has been raised by the complainant regarding the defect of the vehicle during the pendency of the present appeal.  Accordingly, he may be permitted to withdraw the present appeal being in-fructuous. He also prayed for refund of statutory amount of Rs.25,000/- to the appellant which was deposited at the time of filing of the present appeal. His statement in this regard recorded separately.

2.                In pursuance of the statement suffered by Mr. Aftab Singh Khara, learned counsel for the appellant, present appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn being in-fructuous.

3.                A copy of this order be provided to all the parties free of cost as mandated by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. This order be also uploaded forthwith on the website of the Commission for the perusal of the parties.

4.                Application(s), pending, if any, stand disposed off accordingly in terms of this order.

5.                Statutory amount of Rs.25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five thousand only) deposited at the time of filing of present appeal be refunded to the appellant against proper receipt, identification and as per rules.

6.                File be consigned to record room alongwith a copy of this order.

Pronounced on 21^st February, 2023

J.Y.                                                

S.P.Sood       

                            Judicial Member

                                                                                                                    Addl. Bench      

S.C.Kaushik               Member

Addl. Bench