Supreme Court of India

Alpha G184 Owners Association v. Magnum International Trading Company Pvt. Ltd.

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Reported as [2023] 5 S.C.R. 861
Bench J. K. Maheshwari and M. M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 15 May 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that while the National Commission was wrong in this case, in the peculiar facts and circumstances in permitting an application under Section 35(1)( c ) read with Order 1 Rule 8 CPC, it does not mean that the complaint filed by the respondents itself is liable to be thrown out.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: ss. 12(1)(a), 13(6) – Procedure on admission of a complaint – Joint compl aint by numerous consumers without representative capacity – P ermissibility of – On facts, appellant-association of allottees f iled numerous consumer complaints for delayed possession, compensatio n for the delay and additional demands raised, against the re spondent – Affidavits filed by the appellant along with the individual aff idavits of the allottees – Writ petition by the respondent which wa s stayed by this Court – Nonetheless, the respondent filed compl aint before the District

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