In its reply, the PNB (bank) contended that “Locker No.37 was closed/surrendered on November 15, 2013” and pointed out that no locker rent had been paid after 2012. (File photo) The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh has directed the Punjab National Bank (PNB) Chandigarh Sector 9 branch and its manager to pay Rs 1 crore to a city woman, along with Rs 1 lakh as compensation, for ‘illegally’ closing her locker without consent. The order came on a complaint filed by Bela Prasad, 63, a resident of Sector 9 Chandigarh , regarding the “alleged unauthorized closure/break-open of the locker and non-accounting of its contents.” As per the complaint, Prasad had been maintaining a savings bank account since 2004 with the bank along with her mother and had also been allotted two lockers — No. 37 and 38. After her mother’s demise, Locker No. 38 was surrendered after completing formalities, while Locker No. 37 continued to remain in her possession.…