IN THE N A TIO N A L CO NSUM ER D ISPU TES REDRESSAL C O M M ISSIO N NEW D ELHI SECO ND APPEAL NO . 18 O F 2026 (A gainst the O rder dated 16.10.2024 in Appeal N o.319/2024 of the Kerala State C onsum er D isputes R edressal C om m ission, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram )

W ITH IA /486/2026 (C ondonation of delay)

A run M .K H ouse N o.124, O pp. N S S U .P S chool, A yakkad, T h rikkariyo o r P .O .

E rnakulam , K erala-686692 A ppellantBA Versus A jayan V allyath T hekkethil H ouse, N ooranadu PO Respondent P alam el V illage, A lappuzha, K erala - 690504 BEFORE:

HO N'BLE AVM JO NNALAG ADDA RAJENDRA AVSM VSM (R etd)

PR ESID IN G M EM BER HO N'BLE M R JUSTICE ANO O P KUM AR M EN D IRA TTA , M EM BER For the A ppellant : M r. R ohit B ohra, A dvocate D ated: 20.01.2026

O RDER

1.

A s per the re p ort of the R egistry, th e re is 378 days delay in filin g th is S econd A ppeal. T he A ppellant filed IA /4 8 6/2 0 26 seeking C ondonation o f delay w herein th e A ppellant has stated th a t th e delay of 379 days in filin g the A ppeal occurred due to the negligence and inaction o f th e P etitioner's erstw hile counsel. U pon receipt of the certified copy o f the im pugned order, the P eti