Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2, 14 -- Electricity - Security amount - Allegation of fixing the same arbitrarily - Held that pricing pattern adopted by the Board either in the matter of tariff or fixing of security amount cannot be gone into by the fora established under the Act...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Consumer - Principle of subrogation - Plea of lack of relationship of "consumer" between Insurance Company and the appellant Transport Corporation - The consumer includes not only the person who has hired or has availed of services for consideration but `any beneficiary of such service other than the person who hires or..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Insurance claim - Payment not released by the appellant company on the ground that the driver of the vehicle was not in possession of a valid driving licence at the time of accident, as it had not been renewed by then - Held that it was not a condition precedent for the insurance of the vehicle - If the licence was renewed..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14 -- Dry-Cleaner - Inability to locate the suit of the complainant on the part of appellant - District Forum ordered the payment of the cost of the Suit of Rs.3,000/- - Held that there has been grave deficiency of service on the part of appellant - Suit in question presented before the Commission - Appeal partly allowed - A..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2, 14 -- Insurance claim - Repudiation - Ground - Premium amount was received by the Insurance Company on clearance of the cheque subsequent to the date of the accident - No valid contract came into existence - District Forum allowed complaint with interest @ 18% - Held that normally the payment of the premium by cheque would be valid..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14 -- School - Withdrawal of pupil from School - Request for refund of fee and caution money - Withdrawal on account of own choice and not on account of any deficiency on the part of the appellant - Jurisdiction of the Forum to intervene and order a refund doubtful - Order of District Forum set aside...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14 -- Banking Service - Illegal withdrawal of amount from the account of respondent - Compensation and interest both allowed by the District Forum - Held that grant of interest as such is not provided under the Consumer Protection Act - Compensation for loss suffered by the complainant on account of the negligent act of the..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14 -- Plot - Delay in possession - Amount of sale consideration deposited in 1985 - Neither of original plot nor possession of alternative plot given - Complaint allowed by the District Forum directing payment of 18% interest p.a. on the amount deposited by the complainant till the date of actual possession to the complainant..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14(1)(d) -- Housing Construction - Deficiency in Service - Allegation of defect in construction of wall - Finding merit in the complaint a sum of Rs.14,000/- awarded as compensation by the District Forum - There being no written agreement executed between the parties regarding the construction of the building according to any..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Deficiency in service - Allotment of plot - Delay of 10 years in delivering possession - District Consumer Forum awarded interest on the amount deposited by the complainant @ 18% w.e.f. 01.11.1992 till the date of delivery of possession and Rs.2 Lakh on account of escalation in the cost of construction of house and ordered..........
