Eastern Railways v. Chowdhury
National Consumer Disputes Redressal CommissionNC/RP/1573/2019Bench: Binoy Kumar (Presiding Member), Justice Saroj Yadav (Member)
The filing or pendency of a criminal complaint cannot be used as a ground to condone delay in initiating proceedings under the Consumer Protection Act. Allowing such justification would defeat the legislative intent behind the limitation period prescribed under the Act.