A Felicitation Function to welcome Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta shall be organized on Wednesday, 30th April 2030.

W.P.(C) 5437/2024 Page 1 of 14 $~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 17.04.2025 + ALL INDIA BAR ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL W.P.(C) 5437/2024 & CM APPL.22454/2024 CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhijat, Sr. Adv. alongwith Mr. Navneet Kumar, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Mr. P.K. Seth, Mr. Sagar Saxena, Mr. Pratyush Sharma and Mr. Avnish Kumar, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Saarika Singh, SPC alongwith Mr. Chetan Jadon and Ms. Shivangi Rajawat, Advocates for R1 and R2.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT

1. The present petition seeks restoration of the summer and winter vacations in the calendar of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (hereinafter ‘NCDRC’). It is also sought that the calendar of the NCDRC be drawn up at par with the calendar of other commissions, tribunals and courts.

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26. In the circumstances, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.1 to consider the aforesaid communication addressed by the President, NCDRC to respondent no.1/Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Let the W.P.(C) 5437/2024 Page 14 of 14 calendar for the NCDRC be fixed in consultation with President, NCDRC and taking into account the views and interest of all the stakeholders, including the Bar Association. Further, it is clarified that the President, NCDRC shall have autonomy for the purpose of determining the judicial calendar of NCDRC /scheduling sittings of the Commission, as may be expedient. While doing so, it shall be open for the President, NCDRC to prescribe certain days in June/December, during which the Benches shall not be sitting/convening.

27. The present petition stands disposed of in the above terms. The pending application also stands disposed of.

SACHIN DATTA, J APRIL 17, 2025/at/sl