- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18736-DB WP No. 12407 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO.12407 OF 2025 (GM-CON) BETWEEN: SRI. ARUN KUMAR B SON OF MR. BALU. V.V, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.141, HEBBAGODI, ELECTRONIC CITY, BENGALURU – 560 099. EMAIL: arun.ar1615@gmail.com PHONE: 9986290216. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHWIN DATHA E A, ADVOCATE) AND: CARS 24 SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED HAVING ITS OFFICE AT: NO.1, HOSUR ROAD, SRINIVASA NAGAR, AECS LAYOUT, SINGASANDRA, BENGALURU – 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENT (VIDE ORDER DATED 04.06.2020, NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WRIT IN THE NATURE Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18736-DB WP No. 12407 of 2025 OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTING THE KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION AT BENGALURU TO EXPEDITIOUSLY AND IN A TIME BOUND MANNER OF 30 DAYS DISPOSE OF THE APPEAL NO.1666/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL BENCH, AS SEEN IN FROM ORDER SHEET AT ANNEXURE-A, ETC THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Petitioner, appellant before the Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Bengaluru (for short, 'the Commission'), is before this Court seeking for writ of mandamus directing the Commission to expeditiously dispose of Appeal No.1666/2023 pending on the file of the Additional Bench of the Commission. 2. Heard Sri.E.A.Ashwin Datha, learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the writ petition papers. 3. We have today dispensed notice to respondent taking note of the prayer of the petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18736-DB WP No. 12407 of 2025 4. From the writ petition papers, it is seen that the petitioner presented appeal before the Commission on 24.08.2023 and notice to the respondents was ordered by the Commission on 19.09.2023. The respondents have appeared through their counsel and counsel for the respondents filed vakalath on 01.04.2024. At present, the appeal stands listed to 04.07.2025 for ‘Argument of the parties’. It is for the Commission to dispose of the appeal in a time bound manner as prescribed under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and also Rules made there under. 5. In that view of the matter, we are sure that the Commission on the next date of hearing i.e., on 04.07.2025 would hear the matter and dispose of the same early. With the above, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14