Banks Ought To Take Preventive Measures To Avoid Cheque-Related Fraud Cases, Chandigarh State Commission Holds Bank Of India Liable

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission comprising, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Justice Raj Shekhar Attri (President) and Rajesh Arya (Member) directed Bank of India to pay Rs. 6 Lakhs to an NRI who had an account in the bank which resulted in a fraud of Rs 1.33 Crore rupees. Although the State Commission didn’t hold the bank liable of the fraud but it noted that the bank...

Disputes Involving Coaching Centres Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of Consumer Commissions, Chandigarh Commission Orders Coaching Teacher To Refund Fee

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, U.T. Chandigarh bench led by Mr Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) held a coaching teacher liable for failure to provide adequate coaching services, as promised, to a student preparing for the IELTS examination. The teacher was ordered to refund the fee paid by the student for availing the service. Brief Facts:...

Hyderabad District Commission Holds EZEESHOP18 Liable For Sending Different Reading Glasses Than Advertised On Facebook, Orders Refund And Compensation

The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I bench comprising of Mrs. B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President) and Mrs. C. Lakshmi Prasanna (Member) allowed a consumer complaint against EZEESHOP18 for delivering reading glasses that did not match their advertised description. Despite promises of intelligent, photochromic, and multifocal lenses, the glasses turned out...

Hyderabad Metro Rail Directed To Rectify Incorrect Direction Signs: Hyderabad District Commission Orders To Compensate Commuter For Inconvenience Caused

The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II bench presided by Sri. Vakkanti Narsimha Rao along with Sri. P.V.T.R. Jawahar Babu (Member) and Smt. D. Sridevi (Member) recently allowed a consumer complaint against Hyderabad Metro Rail for incorrect direction signs at Malakpet Metro Station. The complaint alleged that these signs led the commuter (Complainant) in the...

Belagavi District Commission Orders Xiaomi India And Dealer To Replace Defective Television And Pay Compensation For Deficiency In Service

The Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Belagavi (Karnataka) bench comprising Sri Sanjeev Kulkarni (President) and Sri Girish S. Patil (Member) held Xiaomi India’s M.I. Customer Head Office and Grievance Officer along with the dealer, Infinity Retail Limited liable for selling a defective T.V. to the Complainant. The Complainant’s grievances...

Chandigarh District Commission Holds Fire Boltt And Savex Technologies Liable For Failure To Replace Defective Headphones Within Warranty Period

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Pawanjit Singh (President), Surjeet Kaur (Member) and Suresh Kumar Sardana (Member) held Fire Boltt and its Distributor, Savex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. liable for their failure to replace defective headphones, well within the warranty period. The District Commission ordered them to jointly...

Can't Entertain Complaints Involving Allegations Of Cheating & Fraud, Chandigarh District Commission Dismisses Complaint Against Flipkart, Sony, And Online Seller

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench, comprising Pawanjit Singh (President), Surjeet Kaur (Member), and Suresh Kumar Sardana (Member), held that complaints involving allegations of fraud, forgery, etc., cannot be entertained by Consumer Commissions and fall within the jurisdiction of a civil court. Thus, it dismissed the complaint filed by...

Chandigarh District Commission Holds Daikin Air-Conditioning India Pvt. Ltd. And Its Dealer Liable For Deficiency In Service, Orders Refund And Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Pawanjit Singh (President), Surjeet Kaur (Member) and Suresh Kumar Sardana (Member) held Daikin Air-Conditioning India Pvt. Ltd. and its authorized dealer, Akshoka Enterprises, Mohali, liable for selling a defective AC unit with inadequate cooling issues and for their subsequent failure to replace it...

Chandigarh District Commission Orders Toyota Kirloskar And Its Dealer To Compensate Car Owner For Excessive Oil Consumption Issues

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Pawanjit Singh (President), Surjeet Kaur (Member) and Suresh Kumar Sardana (Member) held Toyota Kirloskar Motor and its authorized dealer, EM Pee Motors Limited, liable of deficiency in service for selling a car which with noise and excessive oil consumption issues. The manufacturer and the dealer were...

Chandigarh District Commission Holds HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co Liable For Deficiency In Service, Orders To Disburse Insurance Amount, Pay Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, U.T. Chandigarh bench comprising Shri Pawanjit Singh (President), Mrs Surjeet Kaur (Member) and Shri Suresh Kumar Sardana (Member) held HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company liable for deficiency in service for wrongfully repudiating the claim made by the wife, as the nominee, of her deceased husband, who died in a road...

Unable To Redeem Domino's Gift Card Purchased Via Paytm: Hyderabad District Commission Orders Refund And Compensation

The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has allowed a consumer complaint against Paytm and Dominos directing them to compensate the complainant jointly. The complaint was regarding a Domino's gift card that the complainant purchased through Paytm but faced difficulty redeeming it for a food purchase. Despite multiple attempts to resolve the issue, no effective...

Student Securing Admission In University After Paying Fee For NEET Coaching Is Entitled To Refund, Bengaluru District Commission Holds Allen Career Institute Liable

The Urban-II Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bengaluru (Karnataka) bench comprising Sri Vijaykumar M. Pawale (President), Sri B. Devaraju (Member) and Smt. V. Anuradha (Member) ordered Allen Carrer Institute to refund the balance fee to a student who secured admission in a foreign university after paying the full coaching fee. The bench acknowledged the T&C...