Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) , 14(1)(d) -- Electricity connection - Domestic meter - Deficiency in service - Compensation - Enhancement of compensation - Non providing of meter on the ground the second meter in the same dwelling unit not provided as the petitioner failed to prove there were two dwelling units with second kitchen - District Forum directing..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Limitation - Cause of action - Housing - Tenements - Hire Purchase Scheme - Tenements given in the year 1987 to the complainants - They were permitted to pay the amount in 156 installments as per the Hire Purchase Scheme - The cause of action continues till the payment of all installments are made and the ownership rights are..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 14 -- Jurisdiction - Housing - Tenements - Pricing of tenements - Held that the Consumer Fora cannot entertain the complaint on the pricing of the plots or flats allotted by the Development Authorities and the State Commission has rightly decided on this issue...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(f) , 2(1)(g) -- Housing - Tenements - Defects in construction - Deficiency in service - During tenancy period defects in construction brought to the notice of the petitioners - The State Commission has not passed any final order giving directions to the petitioners to rectify the defects/removes deficiency or to pay compensation..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(f) , 14(1)(d) -- Car - Manufacturing defect Compensation - First car met with an accident which was used nearly for two years - A transit accident repaired car taken by respondent complainant after paying some more amount in exchange of the first car - Report about the second car developing corrosion after a period of about 20..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) , 14(1)(d) -- Car booking - Delay in delivery - Manufacturer - Dealer - Liability - Clause 5 of the Dealership Agreement Limits Authority and dealer not to be agent of petitioner - manufacturer - The relationship between the dealer and manufacturer is one of the principal to principal basis and not as a principal to agent..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(1), 23 -- Medical negligence - Some divergence of opinion as to the proper procedure to be adopted - Held, it cannot be said with certainty that the attending doctor was grossly remiss in going in for a particular line of treatment - Decision of attending doctor was not so palpably erroneous or unacceptable as to doubt it as a case..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(1), 23 -- Medical negligence - Principles for evaluating medical negligence as a criminal offence and also a tort - Evaluated...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(1), 23 -- Medical negligence - Too much suspicion about the negligence of attending Doctors and frequent interference by Courts would be a very dangerous proposition...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(1), 23 -- Medical negligence Onus to prove medical negligence lies largely on the claimant - This onus can be discharged by leading cogent evidence - It is the obligation of the complainant to provide the facta probanda as well as the facta probantia...........
