Unfair Trade Practice Archives

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Decoded | SEBI bars Director of Franklin Templeton AMC, wife from accessing securities markets for 1 yr: Can redemption of units by Director of a mutual fund AMC be titled as fair conduct?

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam (Whole Time Member) held that while directors are not prohibited from trading in units

Consumer spending hefty amount has right to ask for record of expenditure. Can service provider evade liability? Read on

State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, U.T. Chandigarh: The Coram of Justice Raj Shekhar Attri (President) and Padma Pandey, Rajesh K. Arya (Members)

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

DSCDRC | If a car is purchased for company’s Vice-President’s personal use, would VP come under the umbrella of Consumer Protection Act? Read on

Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DSCDRC): Coram of Dr Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Anil Srivastava (Member) decided on the

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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 District Court

Amazon to pay Rs 45000 for rowing back on confirmed order for laptop by Law student, can’t evade responsibility when it allowed ‘Rockery Marketing’

State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Odisha (SCDRC): Dr D.P. Choudhury (President) modified the compensation amount awarded to a Law Student in light of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

One-Sided and Unreasonable Clauses in Apartment Buyer’s Agreement & Unfair Trade Practice: Read SC’s verdict

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee, JJ., observed that “Developer cannot compel the

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Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | “Discontinue unfair trade practice of arbitrarily imposing additional cost of carry bags at payment counter”: Read NCDRC’s full discussion on Consumer Rights in Big Bazaar matter

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) observed that: “Consumer has the right to know, before

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Fraudulent misstatements in financial statements will amount to misrepresentation /unfair trade practice under Regulation 4(2) of SEBI PFUTP Regulations, 2003

Securities Exchange Board of India: G. Mahalingam, Whole-time member retrained the promoters of the Dewan Housing Finance Limited i.e. DHFL from accessing

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Are flat buyers entitled to compensation for not being provided “extra facilities on extra sum”? Commission explains

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Anup K. Thakur (Presiding Member) addressed a consumer complaint alleging unfair trade practice and deficiency of service.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Mc Donald’s promotional scheme assuring a prize on every purchase declared as an unfair trade practice; Consumer compensated with Rs 30,000

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Prem Narain (Presiding Member) upheld the State Commission’s order partly and confirmed that the promotional scheme by

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Inclusion of a song in promo of a film but excluding it while exhibiting the movie amounts to – Unfair Trade Practice & Deficiency

National Consumer Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member) while dismissing the revision petition filed by Yash Raj Films with regard

Case Briefs District Court

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum | “BATA” directed to provide free carry bags to customers and stop “unfair trade practice”

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, U.T. Chandigarh: The Bench of Rattan Singh Thakur (President) and Surjeet Kaur and Suresh Kumar Sardana (Members)