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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Dipankar Datta, Rajesh Bindal, JJ.
Sangeetha Yanamandra & Anr. – Appellants
Versus
Shanta Sriram Constructions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. – Respondents
Civil Appeal No. 3576-3577 of 2025 [@ SLP [C] @ Diary No(s). 17637 of 2021] With
Civil Appeal No. 3569-3575 of 2025 [@ SLP [C] @ Diary No. 7585 of 2020]
Decided On : 25-02-2025
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| 1. procedural orders regarding delays and pending applications. (Para 1 , 2 , 6) |
| 2. amicable resolution through mediation. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. settlement terms quashed previous orders. (Para 5) |
ORDER :
1. Delay condoned.
2. Leave granted.
3. During the pendency of these appeals, the parties were referred to mediation. The report dated 24th June, 2024 of the learned Mediator, nominated by the office of the Mediation Centre, High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, has been placed on record. The learned Mediator has been successful in bringing about an amicable resolution of the inter se disputes by and between the parties.
4. The terms of settlement have been reduced into writing in the form of a Settlement Agreement, which is now part of the records. We are informed that the parties, abiding by such settlement, have acted thereupon.
5. Treating the terms of the Settlement Agreement as part of this order and ordering quashing of the order(s) impugned, passed by the National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission, we dispose of these appeals.
6. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
Mediation serves as an effective mechanism for dispute resolution, with agreements reached being enforceable and part of court orders.
(1) Law of limitation may harshly affect a particular party but it has to be applied with all its rigour when statute to prescribes and courts have no power to extend period of limitation on equitabl....
The Consumer Protection Act mandates timely appeals, and failure to demonstrate sufficient cause for delay undermines consumer rights and the Act's objectives.
The court condoned the delay in filing an appeal, emphasizing the need for justice and allowing the NCDRC to decide the case on its merits.
The court emphasized that in applications for condoning delay, sufficient cause must be clearly demonstrated; mere boilerplate explanations are insufficient.
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