Dry Cleaning -- Loss of Coat - Appellant was compensated by District Forum to the tune of Rs.2000/- towards the cost of the coat - Plea of the appellant who is an Advocate that he should have been compensated towards loss he suffered professionally, repelled - Held that the object of the CP Act is to compensate the consumer on account of deficiency in service and for..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, Contract Act, 1872, Section 30 -- Additional remedy - Wagering contract - Respondent winner of a Maruti 800 car in draw of lots of prize coupon given in a scheme announced by appellants/OP in order to promote sale of their product - On refusal of appellant/OP to give prize complaint filed by respondent-complainant - District Forum..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Consumer - Swimming pool - Membership fee paid by son of complainant to respondent No.1 Municipal Corporation - Complaint filed alleging deficiency is service as death of the son of the complainant by drowning in swimming pool allegedly due to negligence of OP's - Plea that payment of token amount for registration or..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3,2(1),(g), A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act and Rules, 1999, Section 6 -- Fixed deposit - Non payment of interest and maturity amount - Special Court constituted under the State Act of 1999 to try such cases - District Forum directed the complainant to approach the competent Authority and seek redressal -..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 3 -- Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, Section 15 r/w Section 13 - Jurisdictional bar - Goods booked by Railway for delivery not delivered at all - Complaint claiming the value of goods alleging deficiency in service - Held that Section 15 r/w Section 13 of the 1987 Act operates to exclude the jurisdiction of all Courts and..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3, M.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, Section 64 -- Additional remedy - Refund - Refund of share money from Society - Plea that complaint not competent in view of Section 64 of the 1960 Act repelled - Held that Section 64 of the 1960 Act is not a bar to the additional remedy available under the CP Act, 1986...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 3 -- Additional remedy - Arbitration clause - Preliminary objection by the OP that there is arbitration clause in the agreement hence complaint before the Commission not competent repelled - Held that the complainant had alleged deficiency in service on the part of OP - Such deficiency in service can be considered by the consumer..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),(iii) -- Consumer - Education - Admission in school of minor son of complainant/respondent who paid the fee on behalf of his minor son - He was beneficiary and was covered by definition under Section 2(1) (d) (ii) of the CP Act...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(m)(i) -- Person - Complainant firm - Complaint signed and verified by only one of the two partners - A firm whether registered or not is a person as provided under Section 2(1)(m)(i) of the CP Act - No irregularity in complaint being signed only by one partner as the provisions of CPC are not applicable to the proceedings before..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),3,17, Railways Act, 1989, Section 100,103 -- Railways service - Deficiency in service - Complaint maintainability - Plea before Apex Court that complaint before State Commission not maintainable - No such plea raised before the State Commission - Held that in view of Section 3 of the CP Act, 1986, the complaint could be..........
