Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 15 September 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 53727/2026 filed by Ms. Chanderwati Singh against Shree Vardhman Developers Pvt. Ltd.
  • Origin of Dispute: Impugned final judgment and order dated 17 April 2026 of the High Court of Delhi (CMM No.861/2026) which declined interference with a DCDRC review.
  • Underlying Consumer Matter: Complaint Case No.205/2022 decided by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission‑VI (New Delhi) in favour of the petitioner on 25 November 2024. The bench comprised President Ms. Poonam Chaudhry and Members Mr. Bariq Ahmad and Mr. Shekhar Chandra.
  • Review Application: Respondent applied for a review of the 25 November 2024 order. The review was allowed on 25 August 2025 by a bench of Ms. Poonam Chaudhry (President) and Mr. Bariq Ahmad (Member).
  • Petitioner’s Challenge: The petitioner contended that Member Mr. Shekhar Chandra, who authored the original 2024 order and was a member on 25 August 2025 (as shown by his order dated 30 October 2025 in Case No. CC 505/2016), was wrongly excluded from the bench hearing the review, contrary to Regulation 15 of the Consumer Protection (Consumer Commission Procedure) Regulations, 2020 which mandates that a review be heard by the same members who delivered the order under review.
  • High Court’s Position: The High Court, invoking Section 41 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, held that an appeal against the 25 August 2025 order was permissible and therefore declined to interfere.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Amit Dwivedi (AOR), Aman Verma, Aniket Kumar, Ujjval Gupta, Sheeshpal Singh.
  • Bench of the Supreme Court: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court directed the Registry of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to file a report explaining why Mr. Shekhar Chandra was not included in the bench that decided the review petition. The report must be placed on record by 3 October 2026.
  • The Special Leave Petition was ordered to be relisted for hearing in the week commencing 5 October 2026.
  • The order was signed by Astt. Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master (Rashmi Dhyani Pant) and (Sudhir Kumar Sharma).

Topics: Consumer Protection, Judicial Review