Apex consumer forum slams 'non-speaking' orders from Rajasthan

The apex consumer forum today expressed displeasure with Rajasthan State Consumer Commission for "continuing" to pass "non-speaking orders" despite its directions to give reasoned decisions.
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) also observed that the state commission's decision to not comply with order of the superior fora "amounts to impertinence" and "violates judicial discipline".
"Rajasthan State Commission has been passing non-speaking orders. We have set aside at least 100 such orders and remitted the cases to the state commission to pass reasoned orders. Inspite of this, the state commission has chosen to pass the impugned order. It continues to pass non-speaking orders.

"Being the court of subordinate jurisdiction, it was incumbent upon the state commission to comply with the order of the superior court and pass a speaking order. The order passed by the state commission amounts to impertinence as it violates the judicial discipline requiring the subordinate court to comply with the order of the superior court," a bench presided by Justice Ashok Bhan said.
The apex consumer commission's observations came while setting aside the state fora's order upholding a district forum's decision on making Terex Vectra Equipment Pvt Ltd liable to refund the cost of a defective vehicle or replace it.

The district forum's order had come on the complaint of Meharchand, native of Alwar district of Rajasthan, who had alleged that the vehicle he bought from Terex Vectra had manufacturing defects and has been lying idle at his residence ever since its purchase.