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Srinagar, Mar 31 (UNI) The Divisional Consumers Protection Forum here has directed a medical shop owner to pay Rs 10,000 to a customer for over-charging.

The Forum, comprising District and Sessions Judge Rashid Ahmad Lone, M I Kirmani and Member Amina Farooqi awarded an amount of Rs 10,000 as compensation in favour of the complainant Shabir Ahmad Bhat.

Mr Bhat had filed a complaint against Tareen Medicate National Highway Batmallo for selling injections on excess price.

An amount of Rs 1000 has also been awarded as cost of litigation in favour of the complainant.

The complainant had purchased three Tremazac-50 mg injections with Batch No. MF-1354 from the shop on December 23 last year against payment of Rs 78 but the price tag attached with the injections indicated the cost Rs 14.19 per injection.

Taking cognizance of this unfair trade practice, the Forum has ordered stringent action against the seller.

The shop owner was also directed to return the cost price of Rs 78 to complainant alongwith interest at the rate of 12 per cent from the date of purchase of the injections.

In another similar complaint of unfair trade practice filed by Abdul Rashid Bhat against New Paragon Traders, Abi Guzar Srinagar, the Forum has directed the shopkeeper to refund Rs 210 charged from the consumer as the cost of socks against the maximum retail price of Rs 55 of each pair shown on the price tag alongwith interest at the rate of 2 per cent from the date of purchase.

An amount of Rs 7000 has been awarded as compensation and litigation charges of Rs 1000 in favour of the complainant for the unfair trade practices resorted by the shopkeeper. The awarded amount is to be paid to the consumer within four weeks, failing which the compensation component shall also carry interest at the rate of 6 per cent from the date of order till realisation.

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