Hyderabad, March 31 -- The Rangareddy District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a car service centre to pay Rs 31 lakh in compensation for damages to a high-end luxury car caused by flooding during the October 2020 Hyderabad floods.

The case was filed by the owner of the vehicle, which was purchased in 2015 for Rs 51 lakh.

The car had been brought to the service centre in September 2020 for repairs, with an initial estimate of Rs 2.7 lakh. However, delays in procuring spare parts left the car at the service centre when unprecedented rains inundated Hyderabad in October 2020.

The floods caused severe damage to the vehicle, escalating the repair estimate to Rs 50.4 lakh-almost equivalent to its original purchase price....