Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12(1)(c) -- Allotment of flat - Delay in handing over possession - Deficiency in service - Compensation - Where there is gross delay in handing over possession by builder beyond contractually stipulated period, flat purchaser is entitled to just and reasonable compensation for such delay - However, such compensation not constrained by..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12(1)(c) -- Allotment of flat - Delay in handing over possession - Compensation - Flat purchasers who obtained possession or executed Deed of Conveyance, do not loose their right to make a claim for compensation for delayed handing over of flats...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12(1)(c) -- Allotment of flat - Delay in handing over possession - Compensation - Claimed by subsequent transferees - Subsequent transferees in spite of being aware of delay in delivery of possession of flats, had purchased interest in flats from original buyers - It cannot be said that subsequent transferees suffered any agony and..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(o) -- Medical negligence - Jurisdiction of consumer forum - It is only where a hospital provides medical services free of charge across the board to all patients that it would stand outside the purview of the Act - However, hospital which renders free services to a certain category of patients, while providing for services which..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Accident - Insurance claim - Damage to truck - Delay in lodging FIR - FIR was lodged within 3 days of accident - In case of major accident where said truck had turned turtle and fallen into a river, slight delay if any on part of traumatized driver to lodge FIR, cannot defeat legitimate claim of insured - Moreover, it is..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Accident - Insurance claim - Damage to truck - Plea of transfer to third party by entering into a sale agreement - Registration of truck is in the name of appellant on the date of accident - Over three years after alleged transfer of vehicle in the name of `M', appellant paid premium of insurance policy - Insurance policy is..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12 -- Insurance claim - Damage to stock and machineries by fire - Non-coverage of whole set of hypothecated assets under insurance policy by Bank - Deficiency in service - Bank remained silent to two letters of respondent seeking particulars of policy - Stand of bank that policy and statements were made available to Directors of..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Insurance claim - Transit Marine insurance Policy - Storage, unpacking and assembly of helicopter, would fall outside the scope of expression `ordinary course of transit' terminating coverage under policy - Insurance claim rejected...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Insurance claim - Transit Marine insurance Policy - Transit policy covered such risks that may have arisen by venture or operation being carried out in usual or ordinary manner and did not include risks that were out of scope of policy...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Insurance claim - Transit Marine insurance Policy - Once party decided to leave goods in hangar for its commercial convenience not associated with or in furtherance of requirements of their carriage, transit insurance ended...........
