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8. Mr. T.appellr Late Yellaiah (Died) Per LRs; Tapor:tla Neelamma, W/o.Yellaiah Age: 58 Years Occu: Agriculture, R/o. Pallarguc a village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal I) isl rict , Telangana. 9, IVlr. Fenthalrt Kumaraswamy, S/o lVlysaiah, Agei 47 Ycar:;, Occu:Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal [) is;t r-ict, Telangana. '10, [Vlr, (]ugul,::hu Jammilal, S/o. Kanikya Age:74 Year,,;, Occu: Agriculture B/o. Pallarqu J I Village, Sangem IVandal Warancal Dist.ict,Telangana

11. Mr. Lll<ka ll:danandam @ Sadaiah, S/o Sammaiah, Age: 45 \'car:,,, Occu: Agriculture R/o lVlo'rdrar',r llage, Sangem Mandal, Wa rang: I Distr ict , Telangana.

12. IVr, Clhevv;r Sudhakar, S/o. Komuraiah, Age:40'1ea "s,( rccu : Agriculture, B/o lVlondra i village Sangen' l\larrrl rl, Warangal District, Telangana

13. ltrlr. Clandr:tlroti Ravi, S/o. Saraiah, Age: 50 Years Occu: Aqricr-rl:L re , R/o Mondrai village, Sangem N4anCrrl, Warangal District, Telangana

14. Mr. Dtamer:tpula Veera Bhadraiah, S/o. Rama s\^/amy, Age: 50 '/ea rs Jccu: Agriculture, R/o Mondrai r, i lage, Sangem Mandal, Warangal Distr ict, Telangana

15. Mr. G.lda Karunam, S/o Bhadraiah, Age: 48 years, Occu: Aqricultrrre, B/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mancz l, Warangal , Telangana.

16. Mr.Podeti Bhuchi Ramulu, S/o. Kattaiah, Age: 56 Years, Occu: Agriculture, B/o. Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District , Telangana. 17, Mr. Peraboena Pedda Mallaiah, S/o Ilaiah, Age: 65 Years, Occu: Agriculture, B/o Mondrai (v), Sa ngem Mandal, Wa ra n gal District,TelangaiiZit::.$ :1 'r ? \

18. Mr. Musuku Rayamallu (Died) Per LRs Musuku Yellamma W/o [l4usuku Bayamallu, Age:58 Years, Occu: Agriculture, R/o tVlondrai village, Sangem Ma nda l, Warangal District, Telangana. x '19. Mr. NeeratiKumaraswamy@ Swamy, (Died) Per LRs wife, Neerati Padma W/o. NeeratiKumaraswamy@ Swamy'a#61Y'm- B/o. Sangem Mandal,Warangal District, Telangana. g' ^",.,Ax,rp+:t<

20. Mr. Endla Sudhakar, S/o Mallaiah Age: 34 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o I\4ondrai vrllage, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District , Telangana.

21. IVlr. Guda Buiangam, S/o Chandraiah, Age: 31 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District,Telangana' 22. l{lr. Lakka Sharada, W/o Sammaiah, Age: 28 Vears,Occu: Agriculture R/o lVlondrai village, Sangem filandal, Warangal District, Telangana.

23. Mr. Orusu Chinna Komuraiah, S/o Balaiah' Age: 65 Years, Occu: Agriculture, R/o Pallarguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal DistricL Telangana,

24. Mr. Gugulothu Buchyanaik, S/o Sannu Age: 55 Years, Occu: Agriculture, (. B/o PirllargLrrla village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal Dir;trict, Telangana

25. Mr Ne er€ ti Sammaiah, S/o Aashalu, Age: 55 Years, Occu: Agricu ture, B/o Mondrai village, Sangem lV a r dal, Warangal DistrictTela nga na.

26. N4r Ar-urr ula Chandramouli, S/o Komuraiah, Age: 50 Y,:arr;, Occu: Agriculture B/o IVcncrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal Dis trict, Telangana,

27. I\4r Gr-rgLrlothu Ballu Naik (Died) Per LRs Guguluthu ll'ruali , W/o, Gugulothu Ballu Naik Aele: 68 Yearr;, Occu: Agriculture R/o PallargLrrla village, Sangem IVlandal Warangal Drs trict, Telangana 28, Mr B:nrlrrbocna Papaiah, S/o Saraiah, Age: 5C Year:;, Occu: Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sange'n N4arrdal Warangal District, Telangana , 29, Mr Anurnula Parathap, S/o Ramaiah, Age: 33 Y<:ar:;, Occu: Agriculture, R/o MlnCr:ri vi lagc, Sangem Mandal, Warangal D s trrct,Telangana. 30, Mr Necrati ravi, S/o. Chand.raiah, Age: 47 Years, Occu: Agricu ture, B/o Mondrai village, Sangem N4anCal, Warangal District, Telangana, 3'1. Mr, Banc,tlrr,r Chatru, S/o, Dhanjya, Age: 59 Years, Occu: Agricu ture, R/o Pallarguda village, Sangem I\1 a n lal, Warangal District, Telanga na, 32, Mr Eruk;: a Linga Beddy @ Lingaiah s/o Raraiafr, Age: 45years, Occ: Agriculture, r/o Mondrai r. illage, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Tr,rlangana.

33. IVlr, Banct ru Ramesh S/o Ganya Age: 32 Years, e. Occu: Agriculture R/o Pallarguda Village, Sangem Mandal Warangal Districi,Telangana

34. Mr. Anumula Lingamurthy, S/o Mallaiah Age:49 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o lVloridrai village, Sangem l\4andal, Warangal District, Telangana. 35, Mr. An um ula Pedda Kom u ra ia h (Died) Per LRs Anumula Madhav, S/o pedda Komuraiah Age: 55 years, Occu: Agriculture, B/o. Mondrai Village, Sangem Mandal, Waranga I District, Telangana.

36. Mr. Chevva Chinna Papaiah @ papaiah, S/o Chennamallu Aget42 Years, Occu: Agriculture, R/o l\/ondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana.

37. IVr. Gugulothu Saraiah S/o Mangya Age: 61 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o pallarguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana. .li:

38. Mr. Banothu Rekya (Died) Per LRs Wife Banothu Chilakamma, Age: 60 years, Occu: Agriculture R/o Pallarguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District,,Telangana.

39. Mr. Ejjagiri Raju, S/o tVtogiti, Age: 35 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Waranga I District, Telangana.

40. Mr. Chewa Balakrishna, S/o papaiah, Agei 42 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Waranga I District, Telangana.

41. Mr. Bontha Yellaiah S/o Mallaiah, Age: 60 years, Occu: Agriculture R/o pallarguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District ,Telangana. o D

42. Mr. l<ati Jalender, S/o. Mallaiah, Age: 48 years, Occu: Aqr c ulture B/o Venkatramnaik Thanda, H/o Pallarguda (v), Sangem Mdl: Warangal Dist,Telar ge na.

43. Mr. (lul arn Sambaiah, S/o llaiah, Age: 55 \'r:a rs, Occu: Agriculture R/o l/onrJra i village,Sangem Mandal, Waranc. rl ) is trict,Tela nga na.

44. lVlr. Kaciriuri Bajender, S/o Mallaiah, Aget 47 \'r:,2 rs, Occu: Agriculture R/o ir4ond'ai village, Sangem ll a nda l, Warangal ,Telangana, 45. [\,4 r, Anurrula Santhosh, S/o Komuraiah, Age: 39 \'e e rs, Occu: Agriculture R/o Nlor rr r village, Sangem i\4;: rdal, Warangal District,Tela nga na.

46. Mrs, l)orrala Suguna, W/o yellaiah, Age:55 Y,:a r:;, Occu:Agriculture B/o Mondrri vrllage, Sangem IVlandal, Waranqa' Di ;trict, Telanga na.

47. Mr Clrr:rr,,a Bavinder, S/o Chinna Swamy, Age: 44 Ye,ar;, Occu:Agriculture, R/o Monclri ivillage, Sangem Mandal, Warangal )i:;trict,Telangana.

48. IVlr Pe,ndl Buchaiah, S/o Muttaiah, Age:52 Years Occu: Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sangem NlarJal, Warangal District, Telangana.

49. Mr. Banot ru Dharmu , S/o Mamukha, Age: 52 years, Occu : r\g ncr.rl iu re, B/o, pallarg uda village, Sangem Mi:rr,Jal, Warangal Distric! Telangana, 50, Mr. Ganclr tkoti Bavi, S/o Saraiah, Age; 41 Year:;, Jccu: Agriculture, i, ,i i o Mondrai village,Sangem Mandal, arangal District, Telangana.

1. Mr, Guda Veeraswamy, S/o Bhadraiah, e: 62 Years, Occu: Agriculture R/o Mondrai village, Sangem N/landal, Warangal District, Telangana.

52. Mr. Anumula Raju @ Bajanna, S/o tr4allaiah, Age: 40 Years, Occu: Agriculture B/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana. 53, Mr. Gugulothu Sannu, (Died ) Per LRs wife Gugulothu Dwali Age: 60 Years, Occu: Agriculture, R/o Pallarguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana.

54. Mr. Kaduduri Sreenu, S/o Bhumaiah, Age:48 Years,Occu: Agriculture, R/o IVlondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana.

55. Mr. Gurram Sammaiah, S/o Dudaiah, Age: 62 Years, Occu: Agriculture, R/o l\4ondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal Dist, Telangana.

56. Mr. Bontha Bavi S/o Rayamallu, Age: 42 Years, Occu: Agriculture B/o Pallarguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana.

57. Mr. Nanaboena Mallaiah, S/o Sambaiah, Age: 45 Years, Occu: Agriculture, R/o Mondrai village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana.

58. Mr. Gugulothu Bhadru, S/o Ariya, Age: 45 Years, Occu: Agriculture, B/o Pallaruguda village, Sangem Mandal, Warangal District, Telangana. '.:. It)

59. Mr, Gugr I rthu Narsimha, S/o. Samya, Age: 48 Ye:a r s,Occu: Agriculture, R/o. Venkatramnaik Thanda, H/o Pallariguda vill, Sangem lVlan,jal, Warangal Dist, Telangana. 60. Mr. Gugulrthu Buchya Naik, S/o Sannu, Age: 40 Yea's, Occu: Agricrrliure, R/o Pallarguda village, Sangem iVlan ial, Warangal District, Telangana. .

61. [/lr, NLrneli Narsaiah, S/o Kommalu Age: 45 Years, Occu: Agriculture . B/o N4ondra 'rillage, Sangem lvlarl ja l, Warangal District,Telangana.

62. Mr. Gugllrthu Veeranna @ Ballu Veeranna, S/o Barlu, Aqr:: 55 Years, Occu: Agr cLrl:ure R/o Pallarguda village, Sangem Man Jal, Warangal District, Telangana.

63. Smi, B,:nt ra Ra.iamma W/o Late Raju, Age: 48 Yeats Occu: Agr cirl:ure B/o Pallarguda village, Sangern N1an,ial, Warangal District, Telangana 64, lVlr. Banotlru Humla, S/o. Jampya, Age: 68 Years, Occu: Agricr,rl:ure R/o. Pallarguda village, Sangenr fu1an,lal, Warangal District, Telangana, AND Naticnal Consumer Disputes Bedressal Commissi,>t.t, Upbhc I, ta NyayBhawan,'F' Block, Genera Pool Office Complex, lNA, New Delhi 11C023 .. Petitioners 2 Ajeet iir:eds Ltd, Fepresr nted by its Managing Director, Gut No, 233, Chitegaon, Aurangabad - 4311C5, N4aharastra State, Customer care centre, Throuqlr its Authorized Signatory, M, lndir sena Reddy, S/o. BhLgawanth Beddy, Fegiorrr I Manager, Ajeet Seeds Pvt. Ltd. R/o, H'y,Js16[6d, Telangana 3 New Punnami Agro Agencies, H. No. 8-5-42, Opp. Sunil Talkies, Seetarama Complex, Station Road, Warangal rep by its Proprietor and another Telangana. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 ot the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for records relating to Revision Petition.Nos. 2534 to 259812024 before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi and set-aside the impugned order dt,14,10,2024 passed in Revision Petition Nos. 2534 lo 259812024 on the file the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission' New Delhi. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI MAHADEV ANYARAMBHATLA Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI K.VENKATESH GUPTA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3: - The Court made the following: ORDER l) THE HON'BLTi SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON,BI,E SMT.IUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVt I:ADA I,tRIT PETITION No.2678 OF 2025 ORDER: (Per the t lcn'ble Sri Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili)l This Writ Pe ition is filed seeking the following rel ie1 : "... to issue a vlit order or direction particularly in tjt,n;rture of Writ of Cle rtiorari calling for records relatinlS to R er, ision Petition Nos.2534 to 2598 /2024 before the National ConsLrrner Disputes Retl essal Commission, New Delhi and set aside the impugned or,ler dt.14.10.2024 passed in Revision ?elition Nos.2534 lo i'.598 /2024 on the file the Nation.rl ConsLrmer Disputes Retl "essal Commission, New Delhi and pa;s such other orclels . "

2. Heard Sri Mahadev Anyarambhatla, learn,:d counsel appearing for tht,, petitioners and Sri K. Venkatesh GLrpta, learned counsel for respon,lent No.2.

3. Vide inpugoed order, dated 14.10.2024, the applirations filed by the petitiorlers seeking to condone the delay in filing tl-rr: Revision Petitions were r-li s,rllowed and consequently, the Revis,ioe Petition Nos.2534 to 2598 ol 2024 were dismissed, by the Natiorr;rl (lonsumer Disputes Re'dress,tl Commission, New Delhi (for sLLort, "the National Commiss on") - ---' -':ri\'-'. . ! 2 AKS,J & ETD,J W P No 2674 of 2025

4. Learned counsel for the petitioncrs hacl contended that the petitioners are all small time farmers and they have purchased cotton seeds from respondent No.2 through respondent No.3. However, the cotton seeds purchased from respondent No.2 were of defective quality and consequently, the petitioners have suffered huge loss. Aggrieved by the supply of defective seeds by respondent Nos.2 and 3, the petitioners have approached the District Consumer Forum, Warangal (for short 'the District Forum') and filed complaints z;ide C.C.No.238 ol 2017 and batch and the District Forum was pleased to allow the complaints preferred by the petitioners aide orders, dated 08.02.2018, and directed respondent Nos.2 and 3 to deposit before the District Forum a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- towards crop loss with interest @ 7.5Y. per annum from the date of filing of the complaints till the date of realisation and to pay Rs.20,000/- per acre towards the expenditure incurred by the petitioners and to pay Rs.2,000/- towards costs

5. Aggrieved by the said orders, dated 08.02.2018, respondent Nos.2 and 3 have filed F.A.No.261, of 2018 and batch before the Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, J AKS,J & ETD,J l\ .P.] 1o.2678 of 2025 Hyderabad (for r;hort, 'the State Commission') an'-l the State Commission was pleased to allow the appeals rlde or'<{er, dated

20.10.2022. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners have approached the National Corrmission by filing Revision Petition Nrrs.2534 to 2598 of 2024 along n'ith applications seeking to condone' ttre delay in filing the Rer,isic,n Petitions. The National (lomnlission, oide impugned order, dated 1,4.10.2024, was pleased to rlis;allow the condone delal' trpplications and consequently, cli:;m issed the Revision Petitiorrs , without appreciating any of the c,>ntentions raised by the petitioners.

6. Learnecl cotrrsel for the petitioners had further co rtt:nded that the petitione.rs \47€re diligent enough in filing ther case's cefore the National Cornmission. Learned counsel further conterrded that, initially, the petiti:ners have entrusted the cases to on,-' (lounsel at Nen, Delhi, but he had to move to Kerala due to medical e'nergency, as his mother u.as hospitalised during March, 2023. Af rer returning to New Delhi, thr: said Counsel has shifted his office and there was change in the ac'lrlress of the Counsel at New Delhi. The 're fore, there was some ntisconrmunication between the Counsel alp,:aring for I 4 AXS,J & ETD,J w.P.No.2678 of 2025 the petitioners before the National Commission and the petitioners and as suc[ delay has occurred in filing the Revision Petitions Therefore, the petitioners have filed applications seeking to condone the delay in filing the Revision Pefitions. Learned counsel had further contended that the National Commission ought to have heard the cases on merits ir-rstead of dismissing the condone delay applications and the Revision Petitions. Therefore, appropriate orders be passed in the Writ Petition by setting aside the impugned order, dated 74.70.2024, and further, direct the National Commission to hear the Revision Petitions on merits.

7. On the other hand, learned counsel for respondent No.2 had contended that no details were furnished by the petitioners to condone the delay. The details of the Counsel engaged by the petitioners were also not furnished. Therefore, the National Commission was justified 1n dismissing the condone delay applications and the Revision Petitions preferred by the petitioners. Therefore, there are no merits in the Writ Petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. , 5 AKS,J & EID,J r\,.P No.2678 of 2025 8 This Court, having considered the rival submissirn; made by the learned couns,:l for the parties, is of the view that tl-re 'retitioners are all small tinre farmers and they were diligenl. r:nough 1n approaching; the it Counsel to prefer revision before' th,: National Commission. F{owever, the Counsel engaged by the pelitioners at New Delhi had tc move to Kerala due to medical eme:gt:ncy of his mother and evcn after returning to New Delhi, tht' Counsel has shifted his ,rfficr.'. Therefore, there was some ntiscornrrrunication between the petitioners and their Counsel. Therefore, thr: Nzrtional , Commission ouglLt to have decided the cases on merits instead of disallowing the condone delay applications preferrc,l by the petitioners.

9. In vier,r, oI ,he same, this Court is of the rzig\^, th;l1 ends of justice wotrlcl b<: rnet, if the impugned order, datetl 14.10.2024, passed by the Nirtional Commission in disallowing thr.r condone delay applicatiorrr and in dismissing Revision Petition N'os.2534 to 2598 of 2024, is scl aside and accordingly, the same is st:t rLside. The National Commiss,ion shall hear the Revision Petitions c,n rarerits. 6 AKS,J & ETD,J W.P.No.2678 ol2025

10. With the above observations/directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed SD/. A. SREENIVAS REDDY ASSISTANT To //TRUE COPY// TGISTRAR /, sEcildlpoFFtcER 1 . National Consumer Disp_u_tss Red ressal Commission, UpbhoktaNyayBhawan, - 'f' Blgc!, General Pool Office Complex, lNA, New Dethi - 110023- 2. One CC to SRI MAHADEVANYARAMBHATLA, Advocate tOpUCl 3. One CC to SRI K.VENKATESH GUPTA, Advocate tOpUCi 4. Two CD Copies K, PS GJP I i f I i I t I I \ HIGH COURT DATED:1010412'.025 ORDER WP.No.2678 ol'2025 J'.: ../r. .9 'al I s$, \,,',i l ',/ ,'1--,ltl + DISPOSING O]= THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COS;TS @ LI