IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY 01? NOVEMBER 2Q0'a *._V
PRESENT ' ' V
THE HON'BLE MR. P.D.DINAKARAN, CH1EE_;'3I;s--T:ICET "'
AND
THE I-ION'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAED BYRAREBDYZ': V
WRIT ?ETITION.NO. 145» 2006 ~{c§iv:-Vcdig)
Between
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Suhazn I3a1.€.ery Road,
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...PETmoNER.
for Shri.B.1,.A(:harya.
. . .RESPOI\.' I..) EN"?
~,.(B-:1 _§.h1'%.I3Lz1'3dikz1i Ishwar Bhat, Advocate?)
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This Writ Peiitiion is filed under Ai'1,i(Z1€S 226 arid 227
of the C0nst,it':.L1ii0n of India. praying €10 quash ihe i.ri1piig1'1ed
order passctci by the K8.I'I1E:':'1ak'c3.. Siate COI1Si,i1'1'1€1' Diegsnies
Redressal Comniissioii, Bangai,.'{j_)F1."EhiS':dZe{}?.V'
ANANI) BYRAREDDY gm foil
Heard the cou'ns"eI 'iii-«e_._fietiti0ner H and the
re-spor1(:'.;en'1,.'
Ti*1eV'f}1eV:.s '::;ire'"'t.11e1i. the pe1.iii0i1er herein was
'»..en1';i"._ii:si.e;'<i with fine'"CariSt,ri1e'i:i0i'1 work of the first floor of the
_resp(;;x1tie:tii,7.é'.__re$identia1 house during February 200} and
ih'e_ etist.Q1"iii:Qiist.i"uet,i0.t1 was agreed ai Rs.2,10,00()/-. The
toiai area ag1*eed to be cons: rLie1:ed was about 429 square
feet}. The. respondent aspired in have an additional
basenieiii room and atrcordiiigly i.1’1STI”U(!T€d the peiitioner to
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put. up an 2-tdditional basement. room._ the cost. of which was
agreed to be paid over and above the iniiial 23u’11.ount. of
Rs.2,10,OOO/W. When the work was in progress. the
I’€Sp0I1d€i1l’., on receipt’ of the estimate of the total expenses
at Rs.2,81._640.54.~._ had declined to pay the
amount and issued a notice demanding dam-‘§2i’gesA.TlV”vl.l”
complaint’ was lodged before the I)al<;sliw'.i1a Kailnacla l;:)i3SLl.:1fiC'{.'V
Consumer Disputzes Redressalfl 7F.f'()'15L.ini;~. A' ..l\/1'a:11géci(;)li'e:
(heieinafter referred to as the ll"3COIl'1Ii'1i5SiOD;V,..v I'or"'vbr.evity],
which was allowed di1'e_eting the :')e.t_iLio11e1* to pay sum of
Rs.52,832/W within SOL' said order'. the
peiiitim_iei' pi*efe'i'_i*ed:V'fai'1 alppleal bel'o1"e the Commission. There
was delay in i'ilingVt_jii.e"a.p§3eai. The appeal was rejectted on
the gifoundlof lin;1it"ati<31iholding that the grourids urged for
V' .AC()1'1.dEf3I'1ifii1:g the deiay**we're not sulTici.em'. to condone the delay.
_ It: is"tiaisuoindeijxwhieli is ehalle11g.;§ed in this petition.
23,' in the i1'11'pogned order. the Commission has. while
atttgieptiiig the explanation afforded by the petnioner for the
l' -.de–l._21y5 in filing between the end of May and 8"-*3 November
6
2005. has c)p1’11ed i’ls1z;1i. there is no €?X}’)lE1I’1E1l’.iO!’z for 21 l’1.§1’1’l1e1′
week’s delay up to 15.11.2005 when the appeal was aculally
filed and €..l1e1’ef0’r<'3. has moczerscled to r'c:je1’§~1f_()f1
sec:ki11g (‘,()I1ClOI’121tl.0]’1 of delay and 112115; _
dismisseci the appeal. The delay of 340 da1ys~wh_:ii(‘.%3V
sxplamed 1.0 the sa11’s§”acl’:1’or1 of, i.l1§:,_C0i’mi1.iAss~ion’-..{Q1~.,,l.21¢
sL1bs1,z111t.ial Jerziod of delav. bei:’1 ? re’é’C.’t,ed on ;1r150.’3iI1i()I1ljthai
1 ” ~ 5:’ 2 ‘ ~.’ g
there was further delay of 7 d’;:;;é; for \?£–;l”}iL§l;}”‘i.:l1€’l’€;? was no
explanation l’0rtlhc0mi:ri_g’;V.¢_ 1’s :1 As-ir..lcl.l”~x,(ie\\7 taken by the
Commission, especially t1r;1dc?ri”;1 .sI’.a.–i’«:1ijt::-jwhich provides for
alte1’nat’:’v(~3 d1’S:}3’Lil,’€ Vi’esO=i_ui,i;)nV;’:
‘.1–l’e1’1(s:V€’,”:l’1?OL.1l§§l1~«ll” was V\:’il.l’1lJ1 the disc?1’eii.01’1 of 1.116?
Co11111’1issi.tm_ ll()Vl12iv_(2 V;.’~s§jc’:re. the
l’Llel’a:y, the appeal before l,l”1t’.’ C0mmissi.o1’1 is
c0r1€i–r.m€:.d. ‘V “Tile order 1’mpL1gned is set aside. The appeal is
_”d.i]’f3CT.E3dV”‘1.O be restoxfed to file au’1.d. the Commission shall
procreeci to hfiéll’ ihe same on meriis
to the: resp0r1cient.s.
The VV’£’i1. paatitiorl is allowed.
index: Yes/Not.”
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aftc->1′ issL1ance of __1’10{:’ce
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UDGE