NCDRC's Revisional Jusridiction Limited To Orders Involving Material Irregularity, Illegality Or Jurisdictional Error, Dismisses Revision Petition By Kalinga Eye Hospital

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi bench comprising Dr Inder Jit Singh dismissed a revision petition filed by Kalinga Eye Hospital and Research Centre while acknowledging its limited revisional jurisdiction which can only be exercised in the case of illegality, material irregularity or jurisdictional error in the order of the State Commission. Thereafter, the Hospital filed an appeal to the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Odisha, which dismissed the appeal and upheld the order of the District Commission. Feeling aggrieved, the Hospital filed a revision petition in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, alleging that the Complainant failed to follow the post-discharge instructions and never appeared for follow-up checkups. Observations by the Commission: The NCDRC referred to the decision in Sunil Kumar Maity vs State Bank of India and Ors., wherein it was held that the revisional jurisdiction of the NCDRC is extremely limited and can only be exercised in case of jurisdictional error, illegality or material irregularity in the order of the State Commission.