Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 27 -- Penalties - Held that the words `any order' used in the language of Sub-section (1) of Section 27 are wide enough - Therefore, an order, which is though not an interim order talked of under Section 13(3B) and enforceable in the manner laid down in Sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 25, yet has the characteristics of such an..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 27 -- Penalties - Object and purpose of the Act is to ensure as to how the interest of the consumer can be best served - The Act is more concerned with the `Redressal of grievance' of the Consumer rather than imposition of punishment on person(s) who fail to omit or comply with the orders of the Forum - It is, therefore, desirable..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 15 -- Chandigarh Consumer Protection Rules, 1987, Rule 8(4) - Appeal - Condonation of delay - Appellant failed to prove that he was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal within prescribed period - Each day's delay is to be satisfactorily explained - Delay can't be condoned as a matter of generosity - Application seeking..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),(ii) -- Service - Before the amendment of the Act rendering of service even for commercial purpose has not been ousted from the jurisdiction of the forum - Material of cloth, which was of complainant, was not dyed and treated as per instructions - Clear case of rendering `service' only as per definition of consumer as defined..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 26 -- Vexatious complaint - Costs - Consumer/Complainants ought not to be burdened with costs and particularly when the complaints have not been held to be frivolous and vexatious...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Limitation - Insurance claim - Claim rejected by OP on 24.3.1995 for the first time while the complaint filed in June, 1998 - The delay of one year and 3 months in the matter of filing of the complaint remains totally unexplained - Complaint held hopelessly time barred...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d) -- Consumer - Booking of shops - Proposed to be constructed by appellant Janpad Panchayat - Complainant respondents applied with requisite registration fee - On demand of appellant-OP the complainants deposited 50% of the premium amount - The complainants/ respondents held to be consumer of the appellant Janpad Panchayat...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),14(1),(d) -- Compensation - Booking of shops - Appellant forced to abandon the scheme on account of unavoidable circumstances - Interest @ 18% on the deposited amount held to be excessive and reduced to 15%...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d) -- Consumer - Defective looms - Looms purchased by the complainant-respondent which is private limited company engaged in the business of manufacture of cloth at a larger scale to earn huge commercial profits allegedly not giving satisfactory result - Held that it was a transaction of purchase and sale of goods between two..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Complicated nature of facts - Direction to approach Civil Court - Commission to form an opinion only when pleading of both the parties are available...........
