Court orders petrol bunk to pay Rs. 15 lakh compensation to consumer for mixing water in petrol
Karwar: Local consumer court on Friday ordered a petrol bunk owner to pay a compensation of Rs. 15, 13,475 after it ruled in the favor of complainant who had alleged that the petrol bunk owners had scammed consumers by mixing water in fuel in 2018.
Complainant Ansar Channa, a Bhatkal-based businessman had filled fuel from the petrol bunk on 7th March 2018. Soon after filling the fuel, Ansar’s car engine seized, his brakes failed and he managed to narrowly escape a fatal road accident while driving with his family.
Upon inspection, it was found that what was filled in his fuel tank was petrol mixed with water that prompted his car engine to fail.
One of the petrol bunk owners was then arrested and sent into custody under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The case was then taken up for hearing by the consumer court. Apart from the compensation with a 6% interest P.A, the court has also asked the accused to pay Rs. 50,000 for the mental shock and agony to the complainant with a cost of Rs. 10,000.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
