SC Extends Term of Judicial Member of Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission

The Supreme Court extended the term of Mr. O.P. Gupta, a judicial member of the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Mr. Gupta’s term expired on 23.07.2020. The extension was granted pursuant to the application filed by the Delhi State and District Consumer Courts Practitioner’s Welfare Association.The Bench, comprising Chief Justice L. Nageshwara Rao and Justice S Ravindra Bhat, expressing their astonishment on the present inadequacy of members in the commission, directed for extension of Mr. Gupta’s tenure for 6 months.