RDA's appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court
It has no other option but to comply with the orders of the National Commission
The Hon'ble Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP (Special Leave Petition) of RDA (Rourkela Development Authority). The appeal filed against the order of the National Commission (NCDRC) providing relief to the individuals represented by Consumer Protection Council, Rourkela, was dismissed on 2nd April, by the bench comprising of Chief Justice Sri K.G.Balakrishnan, Justice B.P.singh and Justice R.V.Raveendran.
Though the RDA (Rourkela Development Authority) case was decided in Oct. 2005, certain technical flaws in the order resulted in the filing of a Miscellaneous Petition by the Council before the National Commission (NCDRC) and the final order was delivered in April 2006. RDA, instead of honouring the verdict of the National Commission which had given nominal relief to the left over consumers after a lapse of 14 years, had gone on appeal to the Supreme Court of India. Unfortunately, the apex court had given interim stay of the operation of the order of the National Commission. It is sad that certain vital facts were suppressed by the RDA, in its unreasonable quest for delaying the matter further and to de-motivate the individuals from pursuing the matter further. The vital fact that was suppressed pertains to the verdict of the 5 member bench of the National Commission, under Justice Balakrishna Eradi, in 1995. The Council, represented by its Secretary, in its reply highlighted the facts which were suppressed by the RDA while obtaining the interim stay. Based on the facts of the case placed before it, the Hon'ble Supreme Court had no hesitation in dismissing the appeal of the RDA.