- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45688-DB WP No. 3211 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT PETITION NO. 3211 OF 2024 (GM-CON) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. AJARA DESIGN LOUNGE PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIS ACT, 2013, M/S. SLN SERVICE STATION, NH-7, B.B.ROAD, CHIKKASANE DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE-526 001. REPRESENTED BY KRISHNA C.KUMAR, DIRECTOR. 2. MS. ASHA PADASALLGI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S. AJARA DESIGN LOUNGE PVT LTD., M/S. SLN SERVICE STATION, NH-7, B.B.ROAD, CHIKKASANE DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE-526 001. 3. SRI. KRISHNA C.KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, DIRECTOR, M/S. AJARA DESIGN LOUNGE PVT LTD., M/S. SLN SERVICE STATION, NH-7, B.B.ROAD, CHIKKASANE, DEVANHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE-526 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AJAY KADKOL.T., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by S NOORUNNISABEGUM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45688-DB WP No. 3211 of 2024 AND: 1. MR. RAMESH CHANDRA KAPOOR S/O LATE SHRI DINA NATH KAPOOR, R/A VILLA NO.2, SOBHA LIFESTYLE, IVC ROAD, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE-562 110. 2. MRS. ANJANA KAPOOR W/O RAMESH CHANDRA KAPOOR, R/A VILLA NO.2, SOBHA LIFESTYLE, IVC ROAD, BANGALORE-562 110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANDEEP LAHIRI., ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2-DEATH IS REPORTED V/O DTD: 22.03.2024) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION REVERSING AND SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 07.03.2023 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION IN CC/120/2017, BY WHICH ORDER THE KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HAS DIRECTED THE PETITIONERS HEREIN TO PAY A SUM OF Rs.70,00,000/- (RUPEES SEVENTY LAKHS ONLY) ALONG WITH AN INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 9% P.A. AND ANOTHER SUM OF Rs.2,00,000/- (RUPEES TWO LAKHS ONLY) TOWARDS COMPENSATION, WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH & HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45688-DB WP No. 3211 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 07.03.2023 in Complaint No.120/2017 passed by the Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bengaluru, as well as the order dated 18.01.2024 in First Appeal No.536/2023 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi. 2. The Karnataka State Commission has held that the petitioners are liable to refund Rs.70,00,000/- to the complainant along with 9% interest p.a. on the said amount from the date of payment till the date of realization with litigation costs of Rs.25,000/- and compensation of Rs.2,00,000/-. Against the said order passed by the State Commission, the appeal filed by the petitioners has been dismissed by the National Commission with costs of Rs.1,00,000/-. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45688-DB WP No. 3211 of 2024 3. We have perused the detailed findings of the Commissions. We see no reason to interfere with the concurrent findings recorded by the two competent Forums. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE YN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29