The Karnataka High Court has closed a public interest litigation regarding the filling of vacancies in consumer fora, including District Commissions and the State Consumer Commission. The government informed the court about the formation of a search committee for appointments. Despite concerns over delays, the court deemed further intervention unnecessary, closing the petition.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday (Feb 10th) closed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition that sought directions to the State government to fill vacancies in consumer fora across the state, including the District Commissions and the State Consumer Commission.
A Bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice MI Arun decided to close the petition after the State government informed the Court that it has already constituted a search committee and that the process of appointing officials is underway.
The petitioner, VR Raghunathan, had brought to the Court’s attention that around 30 vacancies exist in consumer commissions and that the State has been delaying the process since June last year.
The petitioner’s counsel urged the Court to either set a deadline for compliance or direct the State government to complete the appointment process within a specific timeframe.
It was further pointed out that the current selection process was only for the appointment of a President, while members of the Consumer Commission were still not being appointed.
Despite the concerns raised, the Bench declined to intervene further, stating that no additional orders were needed as the State government was actively addressing the issue.
With this, the petition was disposed of, leaving the responsibility on the government to complete the appointments without further judicial intervention.
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