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2022 Supreme(SC) 39

SANJIV KHANNA, BELA M. TRIVEDI
SUNIL KUMAR MAITY – Appellant
Versus
STATE BANK OF INDIA – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant :Anand Shankar Jha, Arpit Gupta, Advocates
For the Respondent:Jitendra Kumar, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Bela M. Trivedi, J.

Leave granted.

2. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the National Commission") on 07th June 2019 had passed the following order in the Revision Petition No. 483 of 2018 filed by the respondent-SBI.

    "The revision petition is allowed. The complaint is dismissed, with liberty to the complainant to approach a competent civil court as per the law.

    It goes without saying that, if the complainant chooses to bring action in a civil court, he is free to file an application under section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, and, in such contingency, the chronological facts and proceedings in the consumer protection fora would be material and relevant towards making such application.

    Learned counsel for the revisionist State Bank of India submits that it will not press the issue of limitation if action is brought by the complainant in a civil court. Reasoned judgment to follow. "

3. The National Commission passed impugned judgement on 14th June, 2019, allowing the said Revision Petition. Being aggrieved by the said judgement and order, the appellant (original complainant) has filed the present appeal.

4. The short facts giving rise

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