The Supreme Court, comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, closed the contempt of court case after the Attorney General (AG), R Venkataramani, presented the members’ fresh affidavit. While the court acknowledged that it was not entirely satisfied with the members’ explanation, it decided to close the case. However, it urged the NCDRC to change the coram for the concerned case.
NEW DELHI: Today (15th May): The Supreme Court decided to close the contempt of court cases against two members of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) involved in the Ireo Grace Realtech case.
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The court emphasized the importance of complying with binding orders and urged the NCDRC members to exercise more caution in the future.
The Supreme Court, comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, closed the contempt of court case after the Attorney General (AG), R Venkataramani, presented the members’ fresh affidavit. While the court acknowledged that it was not entirely satisfied with the members’ explanation, it decided to close the case. However, it urged the NCDRC to change the coram for the concerned case.
Justice Kohli emphasized
“These are not issues to agitate over from either side. Nothing personal in it for us,”
Background:
The controversy arose when two NCDRC members, Subhash Chandra and Dr. Sadhna Shanker, issued non-bailable warrants against the directors of Ireo Grace Realtech Pvt Ltd, despite the Supreme Court’s stay order. The court had previously issued a contempt of court notice to the NCDRC members for disregarding a March 1 order that barred coercive action against the real estate firm.
In response, the NCDRC members appeared before the Supreme Court and submitted affidavits explaining that their actions were unintentional and inadvertent. However, the court remained unconvinced by their explanations.
The consumer complaints filed by homebuyers who were dissatisfied with the delay in the possession of flats in Gurugram’s ‘The Corridor’ housing project. After the NCDRC awarded compensation to the homebuyers, they initiated execution proceedings against Ireo Grace Realtech Pvt Ltd.
Subsequently, Ireo Grace approached the Supreme Court, filing civil appeals challenging the compensation awarded by the NCDRC. On March 1, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to Ireo Grace and restrained the NCDRC from taking coercive measures against the company.
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Despite the Supreme Court’s interim order, a two-member Bench of the NCDRC issued non-bailable warrants against the directors of Ireo Grace on April 2. This action was taken after the company failed to submit certain compliance affidavits as part of the execution proceedings initiated by the homebuyers.
Case Title: Ireo Grace Realtech Pvt Ltd vs Sanjay Gopinath
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