A Base Mechfarms (Pvt) Limited v. Consumer Affairs Authority et al. – C A WRIT APPLICATION NO. 31/2013-2016

In the case between A Base Mechfarms (Pvt) Limited and the Consumer Affairs Authority (including the Chairman, other officers, and L A L R Liyanaarachchi), the court addressed the issue of whether the Consumer Affairs Authority possessed jurisdiction to entertain a consumer complaint made after the three-month period specified by Section 13(2) of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, when the product was under warranty. It was held that such a complaint is maintainable if lodged within the subsisting warranty period, reaffirming the principle that consumer protection statutes must be interpreted purposively to ensure efficacy, especially concerning alleged defects arising during warranty. This decision relied on the David Peiris Motor Company Ltd v. Consumer Affairs Authority precedent and r