Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14(1)(d) -- Swimming pool - OP running service of swimming - Son of the complainant having membership by paying fee - Death by drowning of the son of the complainant in the swimming pool - Plea of the OP that there was clause that `swimmers can swim at their own risk' and son of the complainant categorised himself as swimmer..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Electricity Act, 1910, Section 24 - Electricity supply - Meter transfer - Electricity bill - Arrears of - Liability of arrears of a previous contract cannot be put on a subsequent purchaser of property...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3 -- Insurance claim - Arbitration proceedings - Plea of the OP that as per the terms and conditions of the policy the matter should be got redressed through arbitration proceedings repelled - Held that claim of arbitration is not supposed to debar the complainant from pursuing these proceedings for which complaint was filed in 1998..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14(1)(d) -- Slimming package - Deficiency in service - Compensation - Complainant allured by advertisement availed service of OP for losing her extra weight by paying Rs.15,000/- - After attending course for 1 year and 3 months only 7 Kgs. weight lost instead of 30 Kgs. as represented - Held to be deficiency in service -..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 15 -- Appeal - Condonation of delay - Delay of 34 days - Complainant under wrong impression that appeal is to be filed within a period of 90 days - Mistake on the part of complainant appears to be genuine - Delay condoned...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d) -- Consumer - Commercial activity - Agriculture - Agriculture is a provision distinct from Commerce and even if the farmers grow carrot or sunflower seeds, it cannot be deemed to be a commercial activity and case falls under the purview of Consumer Protection Act...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Limitation - Cause of action - Refund of fixed deposit amount - FCRI account was opened on August 17,1979 - Withdrawal of fixed deposit amount by someone else on 23- 11-1979 - For the first time on 15-10-1992 complainant came to know about definite stand of the bank - The period would start running for the purpose of cause of..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1) (o) -- Service - Banking service - Bank/OP had agreed to act as a `banker to the issue' - In that capacity it had received applications for allotment of shares and money for the same purpose from the public and held such money in the specified account - For the service, the opposite party had charged a fee - It is therefore a..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3,2(1),(g), A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act and Rules, 1999, Section 6 -- Fixed deposit - Non payment of interest and maturity amount - Special Court constituted under the State Act of 1999 to try such cases - District Forum directed the complainant to approach the competent Authority and seek redressal -..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 27 -- Penalties - Arrest warrant - Ex parte order issued against LML Ltd. who was impleaded through its Managing Director - In proceedings under Section 27 the said company was represented by its duly authorised signatory who filed reply - The same not entertained on the ground that representative was not accused in the case and has..........
