Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Consumer Protection Case, Directs Consideration of Condonation of Delay Application on Merits. The Court held that the Constitution Bench judgment in New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. operates prospectively, so applications for condonation of delay filed prior to it must be considered on merits under Section 13(2)(a) read with Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
6 Dec 2021The appeal arose from a decision of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dated 19th November 2020, which dismissed an interim ap...
