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May 11, 2025 8:49 am

Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – Pecuniary jurisdiction – Proceedings instituted before the commencement of the Act of 2019 on 20 July 2020 would continue before the fora corresponding to those under the Act of 1986 (the National Commission, State Commissions and District Commissions) and not be transferred in terms of the pecuniary jurisdiction set for the fora established under the Act of 2019.

Mar 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NEENA ANEJA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. JAI PRAKASH ASSOCIATES LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ.…

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Banks as service providers under the earlier Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as well as the newly enacted Consumer Protection Act, 2019, owe a separate duty of care to exercise due diligence in maintaining and operating their locker or safety deposit systems –

Feb 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AMITABHA DASGUPTA — Appellant Vs. UNITED BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran, JJ. )…

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Delivery of old car – Liability of manufacturer – Unless the manufacturer’s knowledge is proved, a decision fastening liability upon the manufacturer would be untenable, given that its relationship with the dealer, in the facts of this case, were on principal-to-principal basis.

Feb 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH TATA MOTORS LIMITED — Appellant Vs. ANTONIO PAULO VAZ AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra…

Consumer

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to look into the matter, and take necessary steps so that this practice is discontinued, and the reasoned Judgment is passed alongwith the operative order

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUDIPTA CHAKROBARTY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. RANAGHAT S.D. HOSPITAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. )…

Consumer

Consumer – District Forum has no power to extend the time to file the response to the complaint beyond the period of 15 days in addition to 30 days as is envisaged under Section 13 of the Act

Feb 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S DADDY’S BUILDERS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. MANISHA BHARGAVA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and…

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Housing – Allotment of plot – Non-Participation of Allotment Process – Availability of the plot does not give any entitlement to a person who has no right to claim allotment – Any allotment has to be made in accordance with the procedure prescribed and the Rules of the Parishad

Feb 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH U.P. HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. NAMIT SHARMA — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ.…

Consumer

Apartment Buyer’s Agreement – Unfair trade practice – Incorporation of such one-sided and unreasonable clauses in the Apartment Buyer’s Agreement constitutes an unfair trade practice under Section 2(1) (r) of the C P A. HELD intent is clear that a choice or discretion is given to the allottee whether he wishes to initiate appropriate proceedings under the CP Act or file an application under the RERA Act.

Jan 17, 2021 sclaw

1/37 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IREO GRACE REALTECH PVT. LTD — Appellant Vs. ABHISHEK KHANNA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra…

Consumer

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 – Sections 79 – Bar of jurisdiction – Consumer complaint by allottee against builder – Section 79 of the RERA Act does not in any way bar the Commission or Forum under the provisions of the CP Act to entertain any complaint.

Nov 3, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S. IMPERIA STRUCTURES LIMITED — Appellant Vs. ANIL PATNI AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ. )…

Consumer

HELD the Financier can take possession of the vehicle if hirer does not pay installments ” However, such repossession cannot be taken by recourse to physical violence, assault and/or criminal intimidation. Nor can such possession be taken by engaging gangsters, goons and muscle men as so called Recovery Agents”

Oct 2, 2020 sclaw

The financier continues to be owner of the goods being the subject of hire purchase, until the option to purchase is exercised by the hirer, upon payment of all amounts…

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“In our view, having regard to Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986, an appeal will not lie to this court against an order which has been passed in the course of execution proceedings. The appeals are hence dismissed as not being maintainable.”

Sep 1, 2020 sclaw

“In our view, having regard to Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986, an appeal will not lie to this court against an order which has been passed in…

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