ORDER

AVM J. Rajendra, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Member— This First Appeal, under Section 51 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) has been filed by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (hereinafter referred as “GMADA”) and its Estate Officer, against the Order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, Chandigarh (hereinafter to be referred to as “the State Commission”) in Consumer Complaint No. 718 of 2019, wherein the Complaint filed by the Complainants (Respondents herein) was partly allowed.

2. As per report of the Registry, there is a delay of 382 days in filing the present Appeal. The impugned order was passed by the State Commission on 14.02.2020 and received by the Appellants on 25.02.2020. While the prescribed period for filing the Appeal is 30 days, the present Appeal was filed on 12.04.2021. in terms of the Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3 of 2020 in re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation the present Appeal filed during the suspended period of limitation be treated having been filed within limitation. The delay in the filing the matter has accordin