Samraj Gold Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. The New India Assurance Company Ltd.

Digitally signed by RUPALI RAJESH WAKODIKAR Date:

2025.09.22 18:06:54 +0530 RUPALI RAJESH WAKODIKAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11801 OF 2025 Samraj Gold Exports Pvt. Ltd.

...Petitioner

Versus

The New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr...Respondent Mr. Gauraj Shah i/b Mr. A.R.Shaikh for the Petitioner. Ms. Kinjal Kakkad i/b Mr. Vipul Shukla for the Respondent. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 19 th SEPTEMBER, 2025 P.C. :

1.

At the outset, learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend to implead the State of Maharashtra as party respondent No.2. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith, during the course of the day.

2.

Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner.

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3.

By this petition, the petition essentially seeks a direction to the respondent No.1 i.e. the District Consumer Redressal Commission to expeditiously dispose of the proceeding bearing No. DC/ABA/482/CC/112/2021 earlier (CC/112/21), as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within three months from the date of order. 4.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the respondent No.1 filed written submissions in September, 2023 with permission to advance oral arguments. He states that thereafter the matter was adjourned from time to time. He states that the proceeding in question is pending since 2021. 5.

Considering the aforesaid, we deem it appropriate to request the District Consumer Redressal Commission, to decide the proceeding bearing No. DC/ABA/482/CC/112/2021 earlier (CC/112/21), within three months from the date of receipt of this order.

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6.

With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of.

7.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order.

SANDESH D. PATIL, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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