Dr Rajkumar Singha Mahapatra v. Debiprasad Sarkar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
CO 4216 of 2023, Dr. Rajkumar Singha Mahapatra vs Debiprasad Sarkar and another; order dated 11.02.2026 by Shampa Dutt (Paul), J. Revision against order no. 5 of the West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Asansol Circuit Bench, District – Paschim Burdwan rejecting condonation of about 50 days' delay in First Appeal A/36/2023 (with IA/57/2023, both dated 15.5.2023) arising from Consumer Complaint No. 52 of 2018. Delay condoned; impugned order (dated 17.10.2023 per operative order) set aside; appeal restored with direction to decide within three months by reasoned order. None appeared for the opposite party despite service. Keywords: condonation of delay, limitation, restoration of appeal, State Consumer Commission, West Bengal.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 50 days in filing First Appeal No. A/36/2023 condoned; impugned order dated 17.10.2023 set aside; IA/57/2023 allowed; appeal A/36/2023 restored to the file of the Commission, which is directed to dispose of the appeal expeditiously, preferably within three months, by a reasoned order in accordance with law.