Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(c),3 -- Railways Act, Section 109 - Complaint - Maintainability - Contention that as per Section 109 of the Railways Act, injury means mental injury also and hence even where compensation is sought for mental anguish, the jurisdiction lies with Railway Claims Tribunal and not under the Consumer Protection Act - Cannot be said..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(o) -- Service - Building activity carried on by builders is service within the meaning of Section 2(o) of the Act...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 468, Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- r/w 109 - Cognizance of Offences - Limitation - Quashing of complaint - No explanation rendered as to why the complainant waited for a period of about seven years for filing the complaint - Period of limitation for offence u/s 406 r/w 109 IPC has to be counted after the expiry of period of three..........
Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922, Section 36, 24, 28, Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 4 -- Land acquired under Section 36 for integrated scheme and scheme framed under Sections 24 and 28 for expansion of development scheme-Validity of notification under Section 4 Land Acquisition Act upheld by Supreme Court-Original scheme became unenforceable because of subsequent..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),(i) -- Consumer - Commercial purpose - Computer Laptop Notebook machine purchased for the purpose of increasing efficiency of the complainant-company engaged in commercial purpose - Complainant-company held not a consumer within the meaning of Section 2(1) (d) (i) of the Act...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),2(1),(m) -- Consumer - Company - Even a Company falls under the definition of a consumer in terms of Section 2(1) (d) & (m) of the C.P. Act...........
Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Arms Act, 1959, Section 27 - Sentence - Reduction in sentence - Occurrence took place in 1987 - Appeal pending for about fifteen years - Appellant did not indulge in any other offence after his conviction - Conviction of appellant upheld - Sentence awarded to him reduced to the period already undergone by him - However, appellant directed..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 27 -- Penality - Order of refund of Rs.20,000/- passed ex parte not complied with - District Forum issuing notice to OP who chose not to appear again and fine of Rs. 2,500/- imposed - Revision petition for enhancement of punishment in which also the OP did not appear despite service - Held that District Forum failed to exercise its..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Carriage by Air Act, 1972, Schedule II Rule 27 - Airlines - Limitation - No complaint lodged within the period mentioned in Sub-rule (2) of Rule 27 of the Carriage by Air Act, 1972 - Once under the law action is barred, provisions of Section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are inapplicable...........
Khasra Girdwari -- Entry regarding possession - Revenue Officer while making entries in Khasra Girdawari Register supposed to record actual possession on the spot - Possession may not have been obtained through legal means - Even then factum of actual possession to be incorporated in revenue record - Punjab Land Revenue Act, Section 33(3) - Punjab Land Records Manual, Para..........
