Shinod vs. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Held
The High Court declined to entertain the writ petition, noting the petitioner has an alternative remedy to approach the State Consumer Redressal Commission as per its earlier order. However, to facilitate this, the District Commission was directed to adjourn the proceedings against the petitioner for 30 days.
Facts
The petitioner challenged orders from the District Consumer Redressal Commission, Palakkad, and related execution proceedings. The petitioner had previously approached the Kerala State Consumer Redressal Commission, which declined to entertain the appeal on the ground that the petitioner was not a party to the original complaint, but clarified that the petitioner could challenge the orders in the execution petition.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the High Court should exercise its writ jurisdiction when an alternative remedy before the State Consumer Redressal Commission was available and explicitly permitted for challenging execution orders.
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WP(C) NO. 15426 OF 2023 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 30TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 15426 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S: SHINOD AGED 39 YEARS S/O RAMAKRISHNAN R/O PANDARAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PANAMANNA, ANANGANADIAMBALAVATTAM, DIST PALAKKAD, KERALA, PIN - 679501 BY ADV E.SURESH KUMAR NAIR RESPONDENT/S: 1 DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION PALAKKAD, KERALA, PIN - 678001 2 INNOCENTV.C S/O V K CHACKO VALIYAVEETIL HOUSE, NEAR KVR HIGH SCHOOL, SHORNUR, DIST. PALAKKAD KERALA (ORIGINAL COMPLAINANT IN CC 31/2021), PIN - 679121 3 KRISHNAKUMAR R PROPRIETOR, EVERGREEN PLYWOODS, PLAKOOTHATHIL HOUSE, MANISSERI POST, EAST MANISSERI, DIST PALAKKAD KERALA (ORIGINAL OPPOSITE PARTY IN CC 31/2021), PIN - 679521 BY ADV Rajeev K.K THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.06.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 15426 OF 2023 2 P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C.) No. 15426 of 2023 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of June, 2023 JUDGMENT The above writ petition is filed with followi
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