The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a sports, leisure and recreation infrastructure development company to pay a compensation of ₹25.90 lakh for failure to lay artificial turf of promised quality and certification.
The Commission comprising president D.B. Binu and members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. issued the order on a petition filed by Santhosh M.S. of Chottanikkara against The Sports Terrain at Aikkaranadu. The petitioner who operates a football academy and ground at Chottanikkara accused the company of failure to install FIFA-certified artificial turf as promised.
The petitioner who runs the academy on rented premises claimed to have paid ₹25.04 lakh by mortgaging his home to install the turf in 2019. However, the turf reportedly got damaged quickly and was found to be of a local brand rather than the FIFA-certified one. It led to injuries to children at the academy, the petitioner alleged.
