DLF Homes Rajapura Pvt Ltd v. Amardeep Singh Tiwana & Ors.

1. The petitioner/company is invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by challenging order dated 09.11.2021 passed by the learned Judge, NCDRC[1] in Consumer Complaint No.3111/2017 titled as „Amardeep Singh Tiwana & 2 Ors. v. DLF Homes Rajapura Private Ltd‟.

2. The NCDRC by way of impugned order has disposed of IA No.6099/2021 moved by the claimants (respondents in the present writ petition) thereby rejecting the objection by the petitioner that the claim is not maintainable in terms of Section 12(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

3. Learned counsels for the parties present today however submit that the issues raised in the present petition are now squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of Lucina Land Development Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.2.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has alluded to para 54 of the judgment in Lucina Land Development Ltd. which reads as under:

5. However, learned counsel for the respondents urged that their case is on a different footing as the matter is now listed for final hearing before the NCDRC. It was further urged that although he has no objection that the respondents may seek remedy in terms of judgment of the Supreme Court in Brigade Enterprise v. Anil Kumar Virmani[3], however, the order as regards maintainability under Section 12(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act should not be reopened. I am afraid that the pleas raised by the learned counsel for the respondents cannot be sustained.

6. The present petition is disposed of with the direction that respondents shall be entitled to avail appropriate remedy in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Brigade Enterprise v. Anil Kumar Virmani and all the issues shall remain open to be adjudicated in accordance with law.

7. The petition is disposed of accordingly along with pending applications.

DHARMESH SHARMA, J. MAY 15, 2024