- Parties: The appellant was Aaren Jagadeesh. The respondent was the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

- Subject Matter: The appellant’s complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission alleged that the respondent discriminated against him based on his disability and sexual orientation. The Commission dismissed his complaint. In Jagadeesh v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2019 FC 1224 (Jagadeesh #1), the Federal Court quashed this decision upon finding that the Commission only investigated and considered the appellant’s disability-related concerns, not his allegations relating to his sexual orientation. In Jagadeesh v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2023 FC 1311 (Jagadeesh #2), the Federal Court upheld the Commission’s decision after a second investigation, which again dismissed the appellant’s complaint upon finding that the Commission treated him fairly and reasonably chose to dismiss his complaint.

- Ruling: The appeal court ruled in the respondent’s favour and dismissed the appeal. The appeal court ruled that the appellant failed to show that the Commission disregarded the Federal Court’s direction in Jagadeesh #1 or that the Federal Court erred in Jagadeesh #2 in its identification of the standards of review applicable to the Commission’s decision dismissing the appellant’s complaint or in its application of these standards to this case.

- Date: The hearing was set on Sept. 25, 2024. The court released its decision on Oct. 21, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal.

- Amount: The appeal court fixed the respondent’s costs in the all-inclusive amount of $1,500.