Rent and eviction -- Suit for damages - Tenant is a Consumer Co-operative whole sale stores and as already vacated after paying enhanced amount ordered by High Court in earlier suit for eviction - However, having used premises and considering fact that premises was taken in the year 1980 and enhancement in such cases will be gradual, drastic application of prevailing rent..........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 56(2) -- `First due' - Electricity charges become `first due' only after the bill is issued to the consumer, even though liablity to pay may arise on the consumption of electricity...........
Electricity Act, 2003, Section 56(1), 56(2) -- Electricity dues - Non payment - Disconnection of electricity connection - S.56(1) of the Act confers a statutory right to the licensee company to disconnect the supply of electricity, if the consumer neglects to pay the electricity dues - This statutory right is subject to the period of limitation of two years provided by..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12(1)(b) -- Consumer - Complaint - Locus standi - Complaint by a statutory body - Complainant neither a consumer nor `recognised consumer association' - Voluntary consumer association is a body formed by a group of persons coming together, of their own will and without any pressure or influence from anyone and without being mandated..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12(1)(b) -- Recognised consumer association - One complaint on behalf of its members having similar cause of action, can be filed...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12(1)(c) -- Joint complaint - Permission - Case admitted and notice issued - Though expressly it is not stated that permission is granted to file joint complaint but the fact that admission of complaint is recorded and notice was issued, permission is to be read as inherent in the order of admission - Commission thereafter ought not..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(d) -- Consumer - Beneficiary of services, other than insured is a consumer under the Act...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(d) -- Consumer - Insurance claim - Tripartite agreement entered into between Bank, cold store and farmers - Stock of farmers were hypothecated as security with bank - Farmers insured their stock as bank had insisted the same - Insurance policy is taken at the cost of second party which is farmer and the same is beneficiary under..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12 -- Insurance claim - Accidental fire - Destruction of agriculture produce stored in cold store - Liability of insurance company - Plea of exclusion clause in policy - Tripartite agreement Between bank, cold store and farmers - Goods were kept in cold store on payment of rent by farmers - Goods were neither held in trust per se nor..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 12 -- Insurance claim - Accidental fire - Destruction of agriculture produce stored in cold store - Liability of insurance company - Non-disclosure of material particulars - Stock in trade was covered for a sum of Rs.30 Crores and premium was charged accordingly - In case insurance company has chosen not to verify the stock it cannot..........
