Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14 -- Medical Negligence - Simply because the complainant had to undergo operation subsequently does not necessarily prove that there was any negligence or deficiency in the treatment earlier given...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14(1)(d) -- Electricity supply - Transformer supplying electricity to the tubewell of the complainant got burnt - The crops sown by complainants got damaged due to non-supply of water in the scorching heat of summer- The order of District Forum awarding compensation of Rs.15,540/- to the complainants on account of deficiency..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14(1)(d) -- Plot- Allotment - Amount of sale consideration deposited - Failure to deliver possession of the plot - The order of District Forum directing the appellant to pay interest @ 18% p.a. on the amount deposited by the complainant till the date of actual possession to the complainant affirmed...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Deficiency in service - Scooter - Not giving the average mileage as had been represented and given out by the manufacturers - Appellants removing certain defects soon after the purchase of the vehicle - Indicative of the fact that there was some manufacturing defect - The learned District Consumer Forum has rightly come to..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(f), 13(1) -- Defect - Insecticide - BHC 10% - Use of this insecticide banned on fruits and vegetables - Sample of goods not obtained from complainant as per mandatory requirement of Section 13(1) of the Act - Application from the appellants for sending sample of the insecticide in dispute for chemical examination opposed by the..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Railways - Deficiency in service - Complainant holder of monthly season ticket - Position of the Rules brought to his notice that he is not entitled to travel in a super-fast express train - Boarded the train without purchasing, the super-charge ticket - Ticket collector charged Rs.122/- from him without taking into..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 17 -- Insurance Act, S.64 UMG(3) - Insurance claim - Repudiation - Appointment of Second Surveyor - Held that the second surveyor can only be appointed if there is requirement of Section 64 UMG(3) and that too with the approval of the Controller of Insurance - In the present case, no such approval either applied for or..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14 -- Insurance Claim - Repudiation - Loss assessed by first surveyor - Complainant agreed to the amount - Held that after such settlement it was not open to the Insurance Company to appoint another surveyor - Non-settlement of the claim as per the report of the first surveyor clearly amounts to deficiency in rendering..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2, 14, Electricity Act, 1910, Section 26 -- Electric meter - Defect in - Recovery of an amount of Rs.14,197/- raised and made - Duty of the Electricity Board to provide a correct meter for reading and to maintain it throughout - The question of defective meter is to be decided by the Electrical Inspector - During the pendency of the..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2, 14 -- Telephone Bills - Excessive and inflated - Four bills ranging between Rs.4,500/- and 10,300/- The earlier highest bill was in the sum of Rs.1084 - The appellant held to be liable to pay the bills in dispute only upto the highest limit of Rs.1084/-...........
