WP(C) NO. 11756 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:30788 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 11756 OF 2025 PETITIONER: RAHUL M.R AGED 27 YEARS S/O RADHIKA, MADAMBI HOUSE,THALIKULAM,THRISSUR DISTRICT,, PIN - 680569 BY ADVS. RAMAKRISHNAN M.N. ARYA RAVEENDRAN PRITHVIK PRADEEP RESPONDENTS: 1 BAJAJ AUTO LTD BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED COMPLEX, MUMBAI - PUNE ROAD, AKURDI, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, REPRESENTED BY RAJIV BAJAJ, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO, PIN - 411035 2 GRAND MOTORS BAJAJ DEALER, GURUVAYOOR ROAD, PUNKUNNAM, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY SHOWROOM MANAGER, PIN - 680002 3 GRAND MOTORS BAJAJ DEALER, NEAR THIRUVANIKAVU TEMPLE, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY SHOWROOM MANAGER, PIN - 680655 4 GRAND MOTORS BAJAJ DEALER, KALMANDAPAM, CHANDRA NAGAR, PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY SHOWROOM MANAGER, PIN - 678007 5 REGISTRAR, CDRC THRISSUR WP(C) NO. 11756 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:30788 DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 BY ADV ADV. MUHAMMED HUSSAIN.K.M THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 11756 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:30788 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed to direct the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thrissur (‘Commission’ in short), to dispose of C.C.No.226/2018 within a specified time limit. 2. The petitioner’s grievance is that, even though he had filed C.C.No.226/2018 seven years back, the same has not been disposed of by the Commission till date. The pendency of the complaint is causing severe hardship to the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition. 3. When the writ petition came up for consideration on 24.03.2025, this Court had called for a report from the Commission to ascertain the status and reasonable time period required to dispose of the above complaint. 4. In compliance with the directions of this Court, the Commission, by communication dated 03.04.2025 has informed this Court that, complaint would be disposed of within six months’, especially since the opposite party has filed I.A.No.196/2025 to reopen the evidence. WP(C) NO. 11756 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:30788 5. Heard; the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 6. On a consideration of facts and materials, particularly the fact that the complaint is pending consideration before the Commission for the last seven years, I am satisfied that the Commission is to be directed to dispose of the complaint expeditiously. In the aforesaid circumstances, I direct the Commission to consider and dispose of C.C.No.226/2018 in accordance with the law and as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/-C.S.DIAS JUDGE lsn WP(C) NO. 11756 OF 2025 5 2025:KER:30788 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11756/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT (NIL-DATED) ALONG WITH THE LIST OF DOCUMENTS IN CC NO.226/2018 IN THE FILES OF CDRC, THRISSUR. Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE (NILDATED) REPLY/WRITTEN STATEMENT FILED BY THE OP-1 IN CC NO.226/2018 IN THE FILES OF CDRC, THRISSUR. Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE ARGUMENT NOTES DATED 02.04.2024 FILED BY THE COMPLAINANT IN CC NO.226/2018 IN THE FILES OF CDRC, THRISSUR .