ORDER

Dinesh Singh, Presiding Member.—This appeal has been filed under Section 19 of The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in challenge to the Order dated 04.07.2018 of The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab in Consumer Complaint No. 1057 of 2017.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant builder co. Perused the material on record, including inter alia the State Commission’s impugned Order dated 04.07.2018 and the memorandum of appeal.

3. This is a builder-buyer dispute.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant builder co. submits that “settlement talks” are underway with the respondent complainant and accordingly requests for an adjournment.

5. A perusal of the record shows that this appeal was filed on 26.11.2018. On 11.03.2019 this Commission ordered that notice be issued to the respondent complainant and stayed the operation of the impugned Order of the State Commission subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount. Till date service of notice has not been effected on the respondent complainant, even after it was ordered on 09.12.2019 that the notice be served ‘dasti’ in addition by the appellant builder co.

6. Learned counsel submits that the appellant builder