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i:rppcal undcr scction l7 ol' thc Khybcl l)akhtr-rnkhrva (lorrsurlcrs l):'otcction Act, 1997 by Kharr Ahsan, appcllant is dircctcd againsl tlrc ordcr datcd 09.04.201 [i passccl bv i.:ar'rrcd .ludgc (ionsumcl' (lour1. IlaIi1-.111', rvhcrci}.'. lhc conrplaint lilcd by thc appcllant against thc rcspondctrts rvas rclulnr:cl t<l hirn lbr want ol- tcrritorial jtrriscliction :,,. Illicl'I-acts lcading to filing of instant appcal arc Lhat appcllirnt Khan Ahsan {llcr.i ;t ctlrrlplaint bclblc thc lr:alncd (lonsutrct (lourt on 04.04.20 I 7 agairrsl thr' rcsgrondct.tls undcr Khybcr I)akhttrnkl-rwa (lotrsull.tci i'rorcction Act, 1997, whcrcin, hc ar"crrccl thal a dcal rcg,arclir,g ptlt'chasc ol- 'l)ca Sccd' r'al irly Mt:Lcor ,.lr' i{)0 t

bags hacl lal<cn placc bctwccn thc conrplainant artd thc rcspondcnts through thcir rcprcscntativc / salcsman, rvho visitcd l.ris shop situalcd at Sarai Gadai, Ilaripr.rr. lirt'a sttnr ol'I{s. 1,3[t0,000/- on 31.07.2016; that thc corlplainant paitl Its.20,000/- in casl.r and also dclivcrcd a chccluc bcaling No.06 I 393(r7 datcd 01.0U.20 I 6 of ilnitcd Ilank l.imitcd Ior a sum ol'I{s.3110,000/- to thc saicl rcprcscntativc ol'thc rcspondcnls and thcrcaficr, hc transl-clrcd Its.400.000/- and ILs.5ll0,000/- in thc accounl No.2l 8l 87(r09 ol' rcsporrdcnts on 09.08.201(r and 10.0ti.20 16; that thc appcllanl ancl othcr l'armcrs sowcd thc said sccd, horvcvcr thc production ol' pca cr'op u,as about I 0 to I 5 pcrccnt duc to clcl'cctivc ancl nrixcd sccd, in vicw ol' rcport o1' sccd Analyst/ Scccl ('crtilication Ol'liccr ol' l;cdcral Sccd (lcrtitlcation & I{cgistration [)cparlmcnt (jovcrntncnt ol' [)akistan, Ahhottabacl; that tl-rc contplainarrr ancl othcrs sttstaitrctl hu.uc Ioss duc 1o substandard sccd providccl by thc rcspondct'tts.

3.I hc rcspondcnts wcrc sutlnloncd, who contcstcd thc complaint ancl lllcd an applical"ior.r raisrng objcctiorr ('ottrl rcgalding tcrritorial jurisdiction o1' tlrc ('onsltt'ncr undcr scction l2 of thc Khybcr Pakhtr-rnkhwa C'onsutlcr l)rotcction Act, 1997. on thc grounds tllat thc cntirc dcal t

was struck and anrount was paid at ()ujraanu,ala, rvhcrc thc rcspondcnts rcsidcs. 'l'hc appcllanl cotttcstcd thc saicl application by Iiling rcply thcrcto. 'llrc lcarncd (-'onst-ttncr Court, Ilaripur alicl hcaring thc partics, rctLrrtlcd thc con-rplaint [br lack ol' tcrritorial .jurisdiction viclc ordcr datcd (X).04.20 I tl.

4 Argumcnls ol- lcarncd counscl lbr thc paltics l-rcald arrcl rccord pcruscd.

-5 In vicw ol'admittccl lactual backgrouncl. it has kr be sccn whclhcr (lonsumcr ('oLrrt, at Ilalipul Iras tlrc .jurisdiclion l-o cntcrtain thc cornplaint ol' thc appcllant against thc rcspondcnls or olhcrwisc. 'l'hc govcrning provisions rclating lo .iurisdiction ol' Consun-tcr (lourt to cntcrtairr cornplaint has bccn providcd rrnclcr Scction l2 ol ti'rc Khvbcr l)akhtunkhwa. Consumcr l)rotcction Act, I 997, rr,hich is rcproduccd bclow lirr lcady rclircrrcc ancl convcnlcncc:-

12..lurisdiction ol the l(iourtl.---lSub,iec( to lhc provisions of this Act, thc (lour( shall harc .jurisdiction to cntcrtain crtmplaints within thr: local limits of rvhosc .iurisd iction,--- | (a) thc oppositc partv or cach ol lhc oppositc partics, rvhcrc thcrc arc morc lhan ttnc, at tltc tinrc of thc institution ol' thc complain{' actuallr and voluntarilr rcsitlcs or carrics ttn busincss or pcrsonalll s ttrks [irr glin; ttr (b) anr of thc oppositc p:rrtics, rvhcrc thcrc iirc nroro than onc, a( thc tinlc ol' thc institution of thc compliilrrl, itttrr,rllv rrrr(l rolunlarill' rcsidcs' or carrics rtn llusirrcss, ttr pcrsrtnally rvorks for gtrin provitlctl that irl such casc cithcr lhc pcrmission ol tlrc l(-ourtl

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is givcn, or the oppositc partics rrhtt tltt nttl rcsitlc, or c:trr) on busincss, tlt' pcrsttnallr rvork l'rlr gain, as thc case rn:ty hc, acquicscc in such instilution; and (c)thc causc ol' :tction l hollv ttr in parl a riscs. "

6.lhc appcllant has thrcc options trndcr thc sxid provisions to suc; whcrc thc rcspondcnts or cach ol' thc rcspondcnts actually and voluntarily rcsidcs, carrics on husincss or pcrsonally wol'ks lor gain (clausc a); or, in casc thcrc arc morc than onc rcspondcnts, at thc tirnc ol- thc institution ol'complaint aclually or voluntarily, carrics on bnsincss or pcrsonally works lbr gain (clatrsc 'b'), or, at thc placc whcrc thc causc oI actiorr. ivlrolly' ol' ir] palt, ariscs (clausc 'c'). Il'thc situation in a particr-rlar casc is not covcrcrl by clauscs (a) and (b), thc sttit catr hc institutccl by virtr.rc o[' clausc (c), at thc placc whct'c causc ol' actiorr u,hollv or in palt, ariscs.

1.'l'his Court llnds that thc clcal had takcrr placc bctwccn thc partics through rcpt'cscntativc o1' thc lcspondcnts a1 I laripur and paylncnt o l' tllc atlrount was also rnaclc ovc[ thcrc and thc scccl u'lls also sou'cd at Ilaripul and thc Sccd (lcrtillcation OI'llccr also conductcd inspcction ol thc crops at I laripur and sr-rbn-rittcd his rcport 'l'l-rus' in rcgarding rhc sccd providcd by thc rcspondcrrts vicrv ot'rhc pcculiar lircts and circ ut.ll stanccs ol'thc prcscnt t

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casc. thc calrsc o1'aclion arosc to thc appcllant unclcr clausc c ol'thc Act ibid. at I laripur. I'hcrclirrc, it is vcry n.ruclr obvious that thc lcarncd consLnrcr Cotrrt has thc tcrritorial .julisdiction to cntcrtain cornplaint ol'tlic appcllattt agrtittst thc rcsponclcnts ancl thc irrpugnctl ortlcl ol'the lcarnccl ('or.rslulcr (lourt bcing without lcgal substancc is liablc kl bc lcv clsccl.

tt. Accordingly. Ibr thc rcasons statcd hcrcinabovc.

this appcal is allowcd and thc impugncd ot'dcr ol' thc lcarncd Conslurcr (lourt, I laripur datcd 09.0'1.201 li is sct asidc and thc casc is rcmandcd back kr thc lcalncd (lonsurrrcr ('ourt 1tl procccd with thc conrplaint lilccl by thc appcliant, strictly irr accordancc with law

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