THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAYS vs MRS. HARLEEN KAUR

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$~146 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 136/2025 & CM APPL. 11147/2025, CM APPL. 11148/2025 THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAYS .....Appellant Through: Ms. Anushkaa Arora, Advocate. versus MRS. HARLEEN KAUR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sahib Gurdeep Singh, Mr. Siddhant Rai Sethi and Mr. Kustubh Singh, Advocates. % Date of Decision: 24th February, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J : (ORAL) 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. This intra-Court appeal seeks to challenge the judgment dated 20.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the petition filed by the appellant-petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been dismissed which was preferred against orders dated 20.12.2023 and 30.10.2024 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter the National Commission) in Appeal no.A/643/2023 and Review Petition no.1356/2024 respectively. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 136/2025 By:VINOD KUMAR Signing Date:01.03.2025 15:10:23 3. The delay in filing the appeal under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was not condoned and the appeal filed by the appellant-petitioner was dismissed on that count. 4. Learned Single Judge while dismissing the petition filed by the appellant-petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has observed that no interference in the orders passed in any Tribunal/Authority under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India will be permissible unless the order appears to be without jurisdiction or it suffers from any perversity. 5. The first and foremost question before this Court in this appeal is as to whether instant appeal instituted under clause 10 of the Letters Patent Appeal is