The Supreme Court of India has held that when a third referee member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) decides an appeal on merits while answering reference questions that go to the root of the dispute, it does not constitute an illegality warranting High Court interference under Article 227 of the Constitution. A
NCDRC Third Member Deciding Appeal On Merits After Reference Is Not An Illegality Requiring Article 227 Interference: Supreme Court
