Right answer,wrong SMS

“Having considered findings of the State Commission on fact,for which there cannot be any reappraisal in revision,that the slogan was sent to the company on an invalid number,he was not eligible for the prize,which he was claiming from the company,” the NCDRC headed by S K Naik said.

“There appears to be neither material irregularity nor jurisdictional error requiring interference in the order of State Commission on revision,” it said.

The Commission rejected the contention of the doctor,saying that he was not eligible for the prize as he had sent the completed slogan on an invalid number due to which his participation was not registered.

“Even though the slogan was required to be transmitted to the company on a number bearing 8243,it is not in dispute that the slogan was transmitted on a number which bore 82436018,which was admittedly not a valid number,and petitioner had sent message on invalid command,” it said.

It passed the order on a petition by the doctor,Anupam Bhattacharya,seeking directions to the company to hand him over the motorcycle which he claimed to have won in the slogan completion contest for being the top scorer.

Earlier,the District Consumer Forum directed the company to hand over the motorcycle to the petitioner besides paying a compensation of Rs 5,000 to him.

But the State Commission reversed the decision,saying that there was no credible evidence that the petitioner had won the contest and the company had congratulated him for winning the prize.