T.K.A. PADMANABHAN versus ABHIYAN COOPERATIVE GROUP HOUSING SOCIETY LTD, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

Case summary from SCR

Issue for Consideration Whether the consumer complaint filed by the appellant could have been referred to arbitration without adjudication on merits; whether the National Commission was justified in dismissing the revision petition on the ground that the appellant was not a Act, 1986 – s.12(4), 3 – Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Existence of an arbitration clause does not automatically oust the jurisdiction of consumer forum – Appellant filed Consumer Complaint against respondent- Society, alleging deficiency in service on