Rajeev Hitendra Pathak & Ors vs Achyut Kashinath Karekar & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the authority of District Consumer Forums and State Commissions to recall or review their own ex parte orders under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Court held that while the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed the revision petition challenging the State Commission's order to restore a complaint, it recognized a split in judicial interpretation, referencing Jyotsana Arvind Kumar Shah v. Bombay Hospital Trust (1999) and New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. R. Srinivasan (2000). Ultimately, the Court affirmed the power of the State Commission to review its own orders, thereby upholding the restoration of the complaint.