The Electricity Act, 2003 and the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 runs parallel for giving redressal to any person, who falls within the meaning of "consumer" under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 or the Central Government or...
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It is, therefore, evident on a conjoint reading of sections 403, 390, and 394 of the KMC Act that it is the obligation of the person intending to erect a building or to execute works to apply for completion...
whether it is technically and legally feasible for the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (India) Ltd. (CESC) to give a new connection to the complainant by installing a new meter in the tenanted portion, to run a restaurant. The answer...
Consumer means any person who is supplied with electricity for his own use by a distribution licensee or the Government or by any other person engaged in the business of supplying electricity to the public under the Electricity Act,...
Consumer Protection Act 2019-District Forum confirmed by the State Commission ordering return/refund of Rs. 3,45,000/ being insurance amount of the vehicle sold which was hypothecated after deducting 10% depreciation and directing that the appellant to pay the complainant Rs....
Real Estate Regulatory Authority has been effective in redressing the grievances of consumers

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RERA under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 has been effective in redressing the grievances of consumers. As per information provided by State/UTs, 70,601 complaints have been disposed off by Real Estate Regulatory Authorities till 23rd July,...
This Act may be cited as the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing warning letters to firms for selling fraudulent products with claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, diagnose or cure coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We are actively monitoring for any firms marketing products with...
Product Liability Chapter six shall apply to every claim for compensation under a product liability action by a complainant for any harm caused by a defective product manufactured by a product manufacturer or serviced by a product service provider...
Every proceeding before the District Commission shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, and the District Commission shall be deemed to be a criminal court...
materially misleads the public concerning the price at which a product or like products or goods or services, have been or are, ordinarily sold or provided, and, for this purpose, a representation as to price shall be deemed to...
As informed by the Law Commission of India, in order to protect the consumers, the Law Commission in its Report No.199 titled ‘Unfair (Procedural and Substantive) Terms in Contracts’ recommended that the provisions of the Indian Contract Act, 1872...
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