K.Sachin Baby vs. 1. District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
Held
The High Court, taking note of the consent between the parties, set aside the impugned order and remanded the case back to the Consumer Commission for a fresh hearing. The Commission was directed to rehear the matter, affording necessary opportunities to both sides, and pass a fresh order within two months, without the High Court entering into the merits of the contentions.
Facts
The petitioner challenged a final order passed by the District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, alleging it was issued without serving summons, thereby denying an opportunity to defend. The second respondent, while raising concerns about the writ petition's maintainability due to an available statutory appeal, consented to the matter being remanded for an expeditious resolution.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether a final order passed by a Consumer Commission without proper service of summons, denying a party the opportunity to defend, could be sustained. A secondary issue, though waived by consent, was the maintainability of a writ petition when an alternative statutory appeal remedy existed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 10TH PHALGUNA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 41865 OF 2023 PETITIONER: K.SACHIN BABY AGED 35 YEARS, S/O. N.P. BABY, RESIDING AT KARAPARAMBIL HOUSE, MAROTTICHAL POST, THRISSUR., PIN - 680014 BY ADVS. E.V.MOLY SHRI.ROHAN BABU JOSEPH RANJAN BABU JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: 1 DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTE REDRESSAL COMMISSION, CIVIL STATION COMPOUND, P.O.VIDYANAGAR, KASARGOD, PIN - 671123 2 K. VIJAYAKRISHNAN NAMBIAR S/O. M. GOPINATHAN NAMBIAR, RESIDING AT "PADMAM", NEAR DHSS, NITTADUKKAM, KANHANGAD POST, KASARGOD, PIN - 671315 3 ALBERT RAJ PROPRIETOR, ALFA ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENTS SITUATED AT DOOR.NO.1/10-1D, NEAR BILLUR WATER TANK, SUNDARAPURAM, MADUKKARAI ROAD, COIMBATORE, PIN - 641105 BY ADVS. ANJALI MENON DHILNA TONSON(K/001293/2023) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C).No.41865 of 2023 : 2 :
JUDGMENT The petitioner impugns Ext.P5 final order of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kasaragod ('Commission' for short), in CC.No.44 of 2022, primarily
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