Kasaragod District Commission Holds Pizza Hut Liable For Charging Excessively For Lime Water And Failure To Provide A.C. Services

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kasaragod (Kerala) bench comprising Krishnan K (President) and Beena KG (Member) held Pizza Hut liable for deficiency in services and unfair trade practices for failure to provide air conditioning services and charging Rs. 99/- for one glass of lime water, whereas the prevailing standard rate was Rs. 10/-. The bench directed Pizza Hut...

Prior Notice Mandatory For Penalising HUF For Conducting Business Activity Via Savings Account, Ludhiana District Commission Holds SBI Liable

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ludhiana (Punjab) bench comprising Sanjeev Batra (President) and Monika Bhagat (Member) held State Bank of India liable for deficiency in services for deducting Rs.7183/- from the Complainant's account labelling as “other miscellaneous services” without providing adequate notice and satisfactory reasons. The bench directed the bank...

U.P. State Commission Holds LIC Liable For Wrongful Repudiating Of Claim Based On Deceased's Smoking Habits

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Uttar Pradesh held LIC liable for wrongfully repudiating a valid claim based on the reason that the deceased failed to disclose the fact that he used to smoke cigarettes and bidis, at the inception of the policy. The State Commission held that LIC failed to prove the pre-existence of a lung disease. Further, it failed to prove that...

Panchkula District Commission Holds Amazon Liable For Failure To Refund Damaged Foot Massager, Orders Refund And Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula (Haryana) bench comprising Satpal (President), Dr Sushma Garg (Member) and Dr Barhm Parkash Yadav (Member) held Amazon liable for deficiency in services for selling a foot massager which was severely damaged due to torn packaging to the Complainant and failure to refund the amount. The bench directed Amazon to refund the sum...

Chandigarh District Commission Holds Go Digit Insurance Liable For Failure To Settle Genuine Accidental Claim Timely

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Pawanjit Singh (President) and Surjeet Kaur (Member) held Go Digit General Insurance Ltd. liable of deficiency in services for failure to settle a genuine claim within its settlement commitment of 30 days. The bench directed it to pay the claim of Rs. 13,36,080/- to the Complainant and pay a...

Phone Activated Before Purchase Date, Buyer Charged Twice For Handling, Chandigarh State Commission Holds Oneplus, Flipkart and Seller Liable

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Preetinder Singh (Member) held Flipkart, Oneplus, Oneplus's Service Centre and its seller liable for selling a defective Oneplus mobile handset which was activated way before its purchase date. The State Commission also held Flipkart liable for issuing separate bills on the pretext of double charging for...

Malfunctioning Of Phone Within 1 Year Of Purchase, Hyderabad District Commission Holds Realme Liable For Deficiency In Service

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission – I, Hyderabad (Telangana) bench comprising B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President) and B. Rajareddy (Member) held Realme liable for deficiency in services for selling a mobile phone which started experiencing issues with battery backup and display within one year of the purchase. The bench directed it to refund the amount of...

Gurgaon District Commission Holds Zudio Solutions Liable For Charging Rs. 10 For Carry Bag, Orders Rs. 15,000 Compensation, Rs. 11k Legal Costs

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Gurgaon (Haryana) bench comprising Sanjeev Jindal (President), Jyoti Siwach (Member) and Khuswinder Kaur (Member) held Zudio Solutions liable for deficiency in services and unfair trade practices for charging Rs. 10/- for the carry bag from the Complainant. The bench directed Zudio Studios to refund Rs. 10/- to the Complainant and...

Recurring Defects In Newly Purchased Laptop, Hyderabad District Commission Orders Lenovo To Refund Purchase Amount And Pay Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission – I, Hyderabad (Telangana) bench comprising B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President) and C. Lakshmi Prasanna (Member) held Lenovo India liable for deficiency in services and unfair trade practices for selling a defective product to the Complainant. The bench directed it to pay the price of the laptop of Rs. 61,441/- to the Complainant...

Flight Cancellation And No Support To Passenger, New Delhi District Commission Holds Air India Liable

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II, New Delhi bench comprising Monika A Srivastava (President), Kiran Kaushal (Member) and UK Tyagi (Member) held Air India Limited liable for deficiency in services and negligence for failure to provide compensation to the Complainants after the cancellation of the flight 25 minutes before the departure. The bench directed the airline to...

Wrongful Deduction Of Money From Credit Account, Jaipur District Commission Holds SBI Liable For Deficiency In Service

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, Jaipur (Rajasthan) bench comprising Shri Subesingh Yadav (President) and Shrimati Neelam Sharma (Member) held State Bank of India (SBI) liable for deficiency in service for wrongfully deducting money from the Complainant's account and failing to resolve the issue. Brief Facts: The Complainant had a credit card issued by the...

Chandigarh District Commission Holds HDFC Ergo General Insurance Co. Liable For Wrongful Repudiation Of An Accidental Claim

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Pawanjit Singh (President) and Surjeet Kaur (Member) held HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Limited liable of deficiency in services for repudiation of a genuine claim where the Complainant was involved in an accident which resulted in complete loss of the vehicle and death of his helper. The...