Consumer body issues arrest warrant against Mumbai resident

The Ernakulam Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has issued a non-bailable warrant and directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to arrest a Mumbai resident, and produce him before the Commission on

The Ernakulam Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has issued a non-bailable warrant and directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to arrest a Mumbai resident, and produce him before the Commission on November 17.

The president of the Consumer Commission, D.B. Binu, issued the warrant against Sunil Tiwari, a resident of Kalyan Street in Mumbai, for non-compliance with an order passed by the body in 2017 on a complaint filed by Lt. Cdr. S. Savitha, a Naval officer.

The consumer plaint pertains to the officer entrusting Southern Roadlines (where Mr. Tiwari was manager) to ferry her car to Kochi by truck for ₹11,055 as logistics cost, when she was transferred here from Mumbai. On enquiry following non-receipt of the car for over a fortnight, it was found that the car had suffered extensive damage in a collision with an MUV in Karnakata, while it was being driven to Kochi, which was against the terms of the agreement reached with the logistics firm.