Pundalik v. Ganapati S/O. Shivaputrayya Hiremath
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench (NC: 2025:KHC-D:7430), Pradeep Singh Yerur J, 09.06.2025 — W.P.No.101018/2025 (GM-CON) c/w W.P.Nos.100878, 100879, 101020-101027, 101029, 101030, 101032, 101045/2025: fifteen writ petitions by office-bearers of Karoshi Vivid Uddeshagala Sahakar Sangh Niyamit against orders of the Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Belagavi in fifteen C.C.s, DISPOSED OFF AS NOT MAINTAINABLE — statutory appeal under Section 41, Consumer Protection Act 2019 to the State Commission is the alternative efficacious remedy; liberty granted to approach the State Commission within two weeks with interim restraint on coercive steps by the District Commission. Keywords: Article 226/227, certiorari, consumer commission order, alternative remedy, maintainability, Section 41 CPA 2019, GM-CON, Dharwad.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed off as not maintainable; liberty reserved to the petitioners to approach the State Commission to challenge the impugned order within two weeks; till such time the District Consumer Redressal Commission, Belagavi directed not to precipitate or take coercive steps; if the petitioners do not approach or obtain any order, the District Commission to proceed after two weeks from receipt of copy of the order.