The Supreme Court has rejected the petitions filed by Yes Bank seeking the transfer of consumer complaints from the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi to the Bombay High Court.
A Division Bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice V. Ramasubramanian observed that the Bombay High Court was already hearing a similar set of pleas, which were scheduled for final hearing on February 10.
It noted that the consumer complaints were filed under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), therefore, such complaints cannot be transferred to the High Court, exercising the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution.
The writ petitions were pending before the High Courts of Allahabad, Delhi and Madras.
The Supreme Court told the High Courts to await the February 10 Judgement of the Bombay High Court on similar pleas, after which they can “proceed on merits of the writ petitions in accordance with law”.
Senior Advocate Shyam Divan argued for the petitioner.
Advocate-on-Record Sudhir Kumar Gupta argued for the respondents.