P&H: Consumer Commission Registry Cannot Withhold Appeal Over Pre-Deposit Objection
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a Consumer Commission Registry cannot keep an appeal from being placed before the Commission when the party disputes an objection raised during scrutiny. Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya directed the Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to decide a company’s application seeking exemption from the statutory pre-deposit requirement.
The dispute arose from an order of the District Consumer Commission, Kapurthala, in a complaint concerning the purchase of a fibre laser cutting machine. The District Commission directed Hind Hydraulics and Engineers either to deliver the machine after inspection by a third-party agency or refund...
