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Constitutional Validity of S. 29A of Consumer Protection Act | Whether absence of President of State Commission or District Forum for reasons beyond control is sufficient for striking down S. 29A as unconstitutional? Bom HC decides

Bombay High Court: Stating that, the Courts cannot examine the constitutional validity if a situation created by impugned legislation is irremediable, the

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether non-referral of patient to Specialist or higher centre amounts to deficiency in service or medical negligence of the treating doctor/hospital? NCDRC decides

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice R.K. Agarwal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar and Binoy Kumar (Members) decided a matter with

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Law is settled that illegal and forceful means cannot be adopted by Banks to seize any property

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) expressed that: Law is settled that illegal and forceful means cannot be

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

District Forum can’t extend limitation period of 45 days for filing response under Section 13 of Consumer Protection Act

Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held that

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NCDRC | ICICI Bank misplaced original Sale Deed of customer; District Forum’s decision of compensation and reconstruction of sale deed — Upheld

National Consumer Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) while dismissing the revision petition filed by ICIC Bank Ltd. upheld the decision

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NCDRC | Reconsideration of a case by District Forum, though warranted, must not be directed if it results in miscarriage of justice to complainant

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Coram of Justice R.K. Agrawal (President) and Dinesh Singh (Member), disposed of a case centered

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HP SCDRC | No bar under Consumer Protection Act prohibiting filing of consumer complaint in the presence of an alternative remedy

Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Shimla: Coram of Justice P.S. Rana (President), Vijay Pal Khachi (Member) and Sunita Sharma (Member),

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Unscrupulous builders should not be allowed to fool innocent consumers: NCDRC

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Member Bench of S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member), dismissed a revision