NCDRC dismisses appeal filed after more than 11 years

The apex consumer commission has dismissed an appeal of Kanpur Development Authority against a district consumer forum order on the ground that it was filed more than 11 years after it was passed.
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench declined to entertain Kanpur Development Authority's appeal, filed against the order of Uttar Pradesh State Consumer Commission, which had also rejected the plea for condonation of delay.
The authority had approached the state commission against an order passed by the district consumer forum after the delay of 11 years, four months and 28 days.
The NCDRC bench, presided by Justice K S Chaudhari, said, "State Commission, after considering all the aspects and referring many judgements of apex court, dismissed application for condonation of delay of 11 years 4 months and 28 days. In the application itself we do not find any explanation at all on condonation of delay of more than 11 years."

The Kanpur Development Authority had told the NCDRC that the district forum had passed an order on a complaint filed against it by Lt Col Surendra Kumar Jhingran, a Kanpur resident, asking the authority not to recover installments from Jhingran until the house is made available at its cost.
The authority filed an appeal before the state commission against the order along with application for condonation of delay of 11 years 4 months and 28 days. It, however, was dismissed by the State Commission.
Thereafter, he approached NCDRC against the state commission's order.