Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, Section 59, 2(2), 2(25) -- Taxi comes under the definition of `Public service vehicle' - Permit referred to in S.59 is not applicable to taxi permit - Prohibition in S.59 is not applicable in case of public service vehicle...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Deficiency in service - Supply of electricity - No deficiency in service in making supplementary demand for escaped billing - There may be negligence or collusion by subordinate staff in not properly recording the reading or allowing pilferage to the consumer - That would not be deficiency in service under the Consumer..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2 -- Complaint - Limitation - Death occurred in July, 1990 when period of limitation was considered as three years as provided under the Limitation Act - Even after amendment, with respect to previous complaints, the period of three years is to be counted - Complaint was filed on October 12, 1993 well within a period of even two years..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Post Office Act, Section 6 - Postal service - Speed post - Section 6 does not operate to preclude claims for compensation being made against the Postal department for non-delivery of articles despatched by speed post because the Postal Department undertakes to deliver the articles within specified period of time and in..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2, 14 -- Insurance claim - Loss assessed at Rs.38,812/- by the Surveyor as against the sum of Rs.55,175/- claimed with the original complaint - Only plea raised here is that the vehicle was being driven by `J' who did not possess a licence for driving a Taxi - Not disputed that `J' did possess a licence for driving a motor car or say..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2 -- Industrial plot - Allotment of - Respondent not expected to formulate fresh terms and conditions in its choice unilaterally - Complainant not informed about identity of plot - Directions issued - to allot specific industrial plot...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2, 14 -- Insurance claim - Repudiation of claim - X-ray tube - Average life of tube is one lac counts - Complainant got it insured after having utilized the tube for more than 10 months and when 68237 counts (exposures) were already availed - Complainant managed to get the tube insured almost at the fag end of its life - In such a..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(d), 14 -- Consumer - Complainant may be a consumer as defined under the Act but the extent of services hired, the right is limited - Right of the consumer is to throw his sewerage in the main line on payment of charges - Qua that part, it is not alleged that there was an deficiency on the part of the Municipal Committee, Khanna in..........
Punjab Housing Development Board Act, 1972, Section 58, 2(k), 30, 31, 32(g), 33, 42, 43, 44, 45 -- Applicant for allotment of HIG house in response to advertisement notice by Punjab Housing Development Board -Acquired a right to be considered for allotment of house under the scheme-Nothing in advertisement notice or any of the provisions of the Act indicating that persons..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2 -- Allotment of house - Claim for possession - Non-depositing of 25% of the price which was a requirement of the allotment order dated 18.10.1983 was fatal - Nothing wrong in cancellation of the allotment...........
