Sahara India Commercial Corp. Ltd., Kendrapara v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd. v. State of Odisha, W.P.(C) No. 10891 of 2024, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 09.05.2024 by Dr. S.K. Panigrahi, J. Writ petition against consumer commission (District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Kendrapara) order dated 22.02.2023 in C.C. No.42 of 2021; petition disposed on the ground that the statutory appeal before the State Consumer Forum (Appellate Authority) had not been availed; liberty to appeal with liberal condonation of delay and one-month time bound disposal with hearing.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed with liberty to the Petitioner to file an appeal before the Appellate Forum (State Consumer Forum) within a week (or five days for immediate listing); delay in filing to be condoned liberally; Appellate Authority to decide the appeal within one month with opportunity of proper hearing