Bhubaneswar, Feb. 28 -- The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Sambalpur has ordered a parking contractor to pay more than Rs 3 lakh to a consumer for overcharging Rs 12 to a consumer identified as Prafulla Kumar Dash.

The court imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh to the contractor. Moreover, the contractor has also been directed to deposit Rs 1 lakh in the consumer welfare fund of the district.

The court also asked the parking contractor to refund Rs 12 at an interest of 12 per cent per annum and also pay Rs 10,000 towards the litigation cost to the complainant who was charged Rs 24 instead of the usual rate of Rs 12 for parking his scooter.

As per the complaint, Dash had parked his two-wheeler near the parking place at Sambalpur railway...