JUDGMENT

(Through Virtual Mode)

Per Magrey, J:—Common Cause:

Since, all these three appeals, filed under Section 17 of the Jammu and Kashmir Consumer Protection Act, 1987, (now repealed in terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019), arise out of a common order dated 31st of May, 2013 (hereafter referred to as “the impugned order”) passed by the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (for short “the Commission”) in complaint bearing No.24/2014 titled ‘Sajad Ahmad Malik v. Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.’, therefore, same are taken up together for their disposal under law. The parties to the lis shall be referred to as they appeared in the basic consumer complaint filed by the complainant before the Commission, viz. Sajad Ahmad Malik as the complainant; National Insurance Company Ltd. as the respondent No.1; and Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. as the respondent No.2.

II. Issue of jurisdiction of this Court:

2. When these appeals were taken up for hearing on 4th of June, 2020, Mr N. H. Khuroo, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., raised an objection as regards the jurisdiction