K. L. Manhas v. M/S Skystar Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi High Court · 08 Jul 2025 · 2025:DHC:5475
Manoj Jain
CM(M) 1169/2025
2025:DHC:5475
administrative petition_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the NCDRC's refusal to pre-pone hearing, holding that supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 cannot be invoked for mere denial of preponement.

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CM(M) 1169/2025 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 08th July, 2025
CM(M) 1169/2025 & CM APPL. 39379/2025
K. L. MANHAS .....Petitioner
Through: Petitioner-in-person
VERSUS
M/S SKYSTAR BUILDCON PVT. LTD. .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Sankalp Singh, Advocate
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
JUDGMENT
(oral)

1. This is second round of litigation.

2. Earlier also, the petitioner had filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying therein that learned National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (in short ‘NCDRC’) may be requested to dispose of his complaint in a time-bound manner.

3. Such petition was dismissed by this Court while giving liberty to the petitioner to move appropriate application in this regard before the learned NCDRC.

4. Armed with the aforesaid liberty, petitioner moved an application before learned NCDRC. However, vide order dated 04.06.2025 learned NCDRC has declined the request for preponement.

5. Such order is under challenge. CM(M) 1169/2025 2

6. This Court is of the considered opinion that there is no reason to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction based on the aforesaid order whereby mere request for preponement has been declined.

7. Petitioner cannot expect the Supervisory Courts to give any further directions in this regard to learned NCDRC.

8. Finding no merit and substance in the present petition and no reason to invoke extraordinary powers under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the present petition is dismissed.

9. Pending application also stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

JUDGE JULY 8, 2025/dr/shs