Supreme Court of India

M/s Daddy’s Builders Pvt. Ltd. & Another v. Manisha Bhargava and Another

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Reported as [2021] 1 S.C.R. 548
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah JJ.
Decided 11 February 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated hereinabove , the present special leave petition deserves to be dis missed and is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s.13 – Power of Consu mer Fora to extend the time to file the response to complaint beyo nd the period of 15 days in addition to 30 days as envisaged under s.13 – Held: Consumer Fora has no jurisdiction and/or power to accept the written statement beyond the period of 45 days. New India Assurance Company Limited v. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited (2020) 5 SCC 757 – followed. J.J. Merchant v. Shrinath Chaturvedi (2002) 6 SCC 635 : [2002] 1 Suppl. SCR 469 – relied on. New India Assurance Company Limited v. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private

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