Shakti Vardhak Hybrid Seeds Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharpoor Singh

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2022 Supreme(Online)(Del) 7152

NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, NEW DELHI
N. R. K. Choudhary, J
Shakti Vardhak Hybrid Seeds Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharpoor Singh

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: None
For the Respondents: None

Table of Content
1. the complainant's claim regarding seed quality. (Para 1 , 2)
2. opposite parties' defense against the complaint. (Para 3)
3. district forum's decision based on found defects in seeds. (Para 4 , 5)
4. filing of appeals by the opposite parties. (Para 6)
5. arguments presented regarding jurisdiction and testing standards. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
6. limits of jurisdiction for the national commission. (Para 10 , 11)

1. Revision Petitions have been filed by the Petitioner / Opposite Party No. 2 against order dated 1.1.2020 in First Appeal No. 854 of 2019, First Appeal No. 78 of 2020 and First Appeal No. 79 of 2020 passed by State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab (for short, "the State Commission).

2. Since the issue involved in all three Revision Petitions is same, facts are being taken from RP / 310/2021 being leading case. Case of the Complainant is that he purchased seeds of paddy crops of P.B. 1401 type from M/s. Kissan Beej Bhandaar / Opposite Party No. 1 for Rs.4,145. At the time of purchase, the bags were not sealed and were open. Opposite Party No. 1 assured the Complainant that the seeds were of good quality. The Complainant sowed the paddy in his field, but h