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2005 DIGILAW 1478 (SC)

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. v. SUDHANSHU MOHAN SATPATHY

2005-09-16

S.N.VARIAVA, TARUN CHATTERJEE

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ORDER 1. LEAVE GRANTED. 2. HEARD PARTIES. 3. THIS APPEAL IS AGAINST AN ORDER OF THE NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, NEW DELHI BY WHICH A DELAY OF 75 DAYS, IN FILING THE REVISION PETITION, HAS NOT BEEN CONDONED AND THE REVISION PETITION HAS BEEN DISMISSED. IN OUR VIEW, THE DELAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDONED. WE, THEREFORE, SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER, CONDONE THE DELAY AND REMIT THE REVISION PETITION BACK TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR DISPOSAL ON MERITS. THE APPELLANT SHALL PAY TO THE RESPONDENT COST FIXED AT RS 5000 WITHIN FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION SHALL INTIMATE THE NEXT DATE OF HEARING TO BOTH THE PARTIES. 4. THE CIVIL APPEAL STANDS DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY.