Hisar (Haryana), Nov 15: A local court has issued bailable warrants against Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani and directed him to appear before it on December 2 in connection with a criminal complaint filed by a consumer for allegedly not issuing a mobile phone connection to him despite the fact that the latter had deposited the amount along with an application. Chief Judicial Magistrate Ajay Tewatia yesterday issued the warrants against Ambani on a complaint filed by Bhupinder Singh.

Singh, a resident of urban estate, Hisar, alleged in his complaint that he had applied for a mobile phone connection on February 16 this year and deposited a draft for Rs 3,000 and submitted 12 post-dated cheques for Rs 1,800 each.

The complainant alleged the company, at the time of accepting his application, had assured him of releasing his connection early.
He alleged that the company had encashed one of his cheques for Rs 1,800 on May 5 this year without providing him the connection thus cheating him in the process.

Singh said the company later issued him a mobile set, but had failed to activate it.

He alleged that despite bringing this to the notice of the company, it had had not given him the connection.

Bureau Report