Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed two Haryana government orders that blocked the decisions of president of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC)'s on commission's staff postings. The high court has also sought explanation from the government on withdrawal of the security cover of the commission president, Justice (retd) TPS Mann.

The order came on the plea from commission, where it was submitted that the government has been unconstitutionally blocking the commission's order to transfer the presidents and members of the district consumer commissions. The state government is interfering with the administrative functioning of the commission even as the settled legal position is that the ad...