IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2008 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 10486 of 2004(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.SHIVARAMA BHAT, S/O.SHANKAR NARAYANA BHAT, NO.1221, 12TH CROSS, 2ND STAGE GRIRINAGARA, BANGALORE-85, KARNATAKA STATE. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.GEORGE(ONAKKOOR) SRI.REJI GEORGE SMT.GEETHA.S (SHANKAR) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DARMPAL RAO JADAV, S/O.MANKOJI RAO, AMBIKA NIVAS, MUNDODU, ULLDI.P.O., KASARAGOD TALUK 2. MRS.SAROJPAL, W/O.DARMPAL RAO JADAV, AMBIKA NIVAS, MUNDODU, ULLODI.P.O., KASARAGOD TALUK. 3. MRS.VIJAYALAKSHMI, W/O.PRITHWIPAL JADAV, AMBIKA NIVAS, MUNDODU, ULLODI.P.O., KASARAGOD TALUK. 4. GURURAJ YADAV, S/O.DARMPAL RAO JADAV, AMBIKA NIVAS, MUNDODU, ULLODI.P.O., KASARAGOD TALUK. 5. KERALA STATE COMMISSION FOR CONSUMER DISPUTES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, NEW DELHI. BY SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, A.S.G. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10486 of 2004 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 23rd May, 2008. J U D G M E N T Pre-deposit of 50% of the amount ordered by the District Forum is a condition precedent for entertaining an appeal by the State Commission as per the 2002 amendment introduced to the Consumer Protection Act. It is intended to dissuade parties who are not sincerely interested in pursuing the litigations and whose motive is only to prolong the litigation. By the pre-deposit, no serious prejudice will be caused to the petitioner. It will be open to him to move the Forum to keep the deposit in a bank account, if so advised. He may take steps for moving the Central Government for further amendment, if so advised. Without prejudice to such liberty, this writ petition is dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10486 of 2004 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 23rd May, 2008.