Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Restore Summer And Winter Vacations In NCDRC

The Delhi High Court has recently issued notice on a plea to restore the summer and winter vacations in the months of June and December in the calendar of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).

Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response of the Union Government within three weeks and listed the matter for hearing on May 20.

The NCDRC does not go on any vacations. However, some of the State and District Commissions have vacations ranging between 13 and 47 days like summer, winter and Dussehra break.

Justice Prasad issued notice on a plea moved by the All India Bar Association of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

The plea sought to restore summer and winter break in the NCDRC, in terms of the calendars which existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and in consonance with the calendars of the Supreme Court and other tribunals and commissions.

In the interim, the plea sought that no further cases be listed in the commission in the month of June and last week of December during the pendency of the matter, except any urgent matter at the request of the advocates or parties.

“Issue Notice. Learned Counsel for the Union of India accepts notice and seeks some time to file a reply. Let the reply be filed within three weeks,” the court said.

Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. M L Lahoty, Mr. Paban Sharma, Mr. Sagar Saxena, Mr. P K Seth, Mr. Maibam N Singh, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Verma, Mr. Sandeep Kapoor, Mr. Navneet Kumar, Mr. Sitarama Rao, Mr. Anchit Sripai, Advocates

Counsel for Respondents: Ms. Sarika Singh, SPC for UOI

Title: ALL INDIA BAR ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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