Consumer Protection

Person/body to whom maintenance charges of a flat to be paid, ascertained. Maintenance is to be paid to Person/ body liable to carry out maintenance and/or actually carrying out such maintenance, or duly authorized agent of such person/body. In the present case builder did not fall in any of the above categories so no specific […]

Appellant booked a new car and paid the entire sale consideration. The dealer delivered used car which was used for “Demo-Test-Drive-Vehicle”. Not only this as per findings recorded by National Commission, the car which was delivered was a defective car- amounting to unfair trade practices and also dishonesty. Held, Non-delivery of new car despite payment

Provision of law applicable after coming into force of the 2019 Act: S. 23 of the 1986 Act provide that no appeal shall be entertained by Supreme Court unless the person who is required to pay the amount deposits 50% of the amount or Rs 50,000, whichever is less is not applicable to the complaints

Law laid down by five-Judge Bench in Hilli, (2020) 5 SCC 757 that limitation mandatorily cannot be extended beyond prescribed period of 45 days (i.e. period of 30 days along with discretionary extension of time up to 15 days), held, operates prospectively. Because the said judgment was to operate prospectively and the written statement as

Non payment of maturity amount by postal department on lost 88 indira Vikas patra (“IVPs”) of the denomination of 5000 each to the purchaser. Purchaser’s complaint of deficiency of service was allowed by District Forum and State Commission. On appeal to apex Court it was held that “The matter has to be considered purely from

The respondent filed an original suit stating that he was a tenant in the disputed shop and was wrongly being asked to vacate, declining to accept rent, seeking a permanent injunction, etc The appellant in turn relied on an agreement to submit that the respondent was working in the disputed shop and that he was

Banking /Shares/ Securities and other Financial services Non submission of insured’s insurance form and premium by collecting bank to Insurance company is deficiency of service on the part of the collecting bank. (2020) 4 SCC 671- Hemiben Ladhabhai Bhanderi v Saurashtra Gramin Bank and Another