The man who bravely fought his own case and won

Meet Rajesh Sakre: The Tea Vendor Who Fought And Won His Own Case Against One Of The India's Large Banks.

Rajesh has merely studied till Class five and runs a tea shop in Shabri Nagar in Bhopal. But single-handedly had to challenge the one of the India's biggest bank back in 2011 when a sum of Rs. 9,200 disappeared from his bank account. Mr. Sakre had Rs.20,000 in his account, from which he withdrew a sum of Rs.10,800. However, on his next ATM visit he realized his account had been wiped clean.

When Mr Sakre reached out to the officers at Bank, they cast the matter aside and blamed him for the mishap. He then made an appeal to the bank's Mumbai headquarters, but was of no use. As a last resort, he filed a case in the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum.

Since he could not afford a lawyer, he went head to head with every bank lawyer in the city to fight his own case in court. The bank was convinced that it was Mr Sakre who had withdrawn the amount in question. But they could not produce any evidence like CCTV footage to back their claim.

The Victory:

Thus, after about a dozen hearings, Mr Sakre won the battle on June 16. The consumer court helped him gain justice and ordered the bank to return Rs.9,200 along with 6% interest within two months.

In addition to this, the bank also has to shell out Rs.10,000 for the anguish they caused their consumer and another sum of Rs.2,000 for his legal expenses.

Thus, the story of Rajesh Sakre is truly inspiring as he rose to the challenge and stopped at nothing until he got justice!