ORDER

1. This petition has been filed under section 58(1)(b) of The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (the ‘Act 2019’) in challenge to the Order dated 03.12.2019 of The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kerala (the ‘State Commission’) in appeal no. 585 of 2016 arising out of the Order dated 30.04.2016 of The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Idukki (the ‘District Commission’) in complaint no. 435 of 2014.

2. Heard the learned counsel on admission. Perused the material on record, including the Order dated 30.04.2016 of the District Commission, the impugned Order dated 03.12.2019 of the State Commission and the petition.

3. To recap the chronology, the complaint was filed on 23.12.2014, it was allowed on contest by the District Commission on 30.04.2016, appeal preferred by the opposite parties (the petitioners herein) was dismissed for non-prosecution by the State Commission on 03.12.2019, the instant revision was filed before this Commission on 27.09.2021.

4. The petition has been filed with reported delay of 473 days.

In the interest of justice, to provide fair opportunity to the petitioners, as also considering the Covid-19 situation, the delay in filing the