Leaving India And Unable To Receive Notice Is Not The Commission’s Responsibility, Kerala State Commission Refuses To Condone 2,279-Day Delay In Filing Appeal

Recently, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Thiruvananthapuram bench, comprising of Ajith Kumar (Judicial Member), Beena Kumary (Member), and Radhakrishnan K.R. (Member), refused to condone a delay of 2,279 days in filing of an appeal and held that condonation of delay could not be claimed as a matter of right. Further, the Commission held that once the...

Delivering Egg Cake Instead Of Eggless, Hyderabad District Commission Orders ₹40 K As Compensation And ₹ 10 K Cost

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad Bench I, comprising Hon'ble Mrs. B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President), Hon'ble Mrs. C. Lakshmi Prasanna (Member), and Hon'ble Mr. R. Narayan Reddy (Member), found Concu Cakes, a popular cake boutique, guilty of deficiency of service for mistakenly delivering an egg cake instead of the eggless cake that was ordered....

NCDRC Rejects Vehicle Insurance Claim Due To Invalid Driver's License During Accident

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), with Subhash Chandra as the presiding member, recently rejected a vehicle insurance claim on the grounds of an invalid driving license held by the driver who was operating the car at the time of the accident. This case reached the NCDRC after the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Maharashtra overturned the decision...

Unfair Car Parking Charges: Bengaluru District Commission Orders Bengaluru Development Authority to Refund Rs. 2.1 Lakhs

Recently, the Bengaluru Urban 3rd Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising the bench of Shivarama K (President), Chandrashekar S Noola (Member) and Rekha Sayannavar (Member), ruled in favour of the flat owner and directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to refund a total of Rs. 2.1 lakhs. The commission found that the BDA had failed to...

Consumer Dispute Should Not Be Considered Trivial Solely Because The Amount Involved Is Small: Gujarat State Commission

The bench of the Gujarat State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, consisting of M.J. Mehta (President) and P. R. Shah (Member), ruled that a consumer dispute should not be considered trivial solely because of the small amount involved. The commission emphasized that it is imperative for consumer courts to evaluate and decide on the underlying issues in such cases. Additionally,...

Gold Heist: Karnataka State Commission Orders Insurance Company To Compensate 80 Lakhs To A Jewelry Store

In a recent ruling, the Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising of Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh (President), Krishnamurthy B. Sangannavar (Judicial Member), and Divyashree (Member), has directed an insurance company to provide compensation of over Rs. 80.2 lakh to a jewelry company. The order comes as restitution for losses suffered by the jewelry company...

NCDRC Orders Ashok Leyland's Dealer To Pay Rs 50k For Unauthorized Transfer Of Vehicle To Financer Without Buyer's Consent

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench, led by Dr. Inder Jit Singh (Presiding Member), recently clarified that any payment based on the Insured Declared Value (IDV) should be prioritized to repay any outstanding auto loan, with the remaining balance going to the customer. Moreover, the NCDRC also ruled against the authorized dealer of Ashok Leyland Ltd,...

Shop Gutted In Fire: District Commission Orders United India Insurance To Pay Rs. 9.24 Lakhs As Compensation

The Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission – I, composed of Pawanjit Singh (President), Surjeet Kaur (Member), and Suresh Kumar Sardana (Member), allowed the complaint against United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance Company) relating to its failure to settle a claim for a fire accident, despite the presence of a valid fire insurance policy. As per the...

Consumer’s Baggage Identification Tag Missing: Bihar State Commission Clears Jet Airways Of Lost Baggage Liability

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bihar, led by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and member, Mr. Ram Prawesh, allowed an appeal filed by Jet Airways against the order of District Consumer Commission, Khagaria. The District Commission had previously held Jet Airways liable for the loss of the complainant's check-in baggage. The State Commission's held that the...

Telangana State Commission Orders Kamineni Hospitals To Pay Rs. 6 Lakh Compensation For Delaying Operation And Tampering Evidence

In a recent ruling, a bench of the Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, consisting of V.V. Seshubabu (Member) and R.S. Rajeshree (Member), ordered Kamineni Hospitals Ltd in Hyderabad to pay a compensation of Rs. 6 lakhs to Sai Nath, the complainant. The Commission found the hospital liable for medical negligence and deficiency in service. The Commission took...

Unethical Financial Activities: District Commission Directs Vaidi Chit Fund Company To Pay Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad – II, consisting of Sri Vakkanti Narasimha Rao (President), Sri P.V.T.R Jawahar Babu (Member), and Smt. Madhavi Sasanakota (Member), allowed the complaint against Vaidi Chitfunds Pvt Ltd (Chit Fund Company), Prodduttor Shilpa, and Prodduttor Janardhan. The Commission found them liable for deficiency of service...

Improper Oxygen Supply: NCDRC Upholds Liability Of Global Hospital For Negligence And Deficiency In Service

The NCDRC disposed of the appeals and upheld the Telangana State Consumer Commission’s order. The Commission held that the Global Hospital (Hospital) is liable for negligence and deficiency in service due to improper oxygen supply to the patient during the surgery. It awarded a compensation of Rs. 18 Lakhs with a simple interest rate at 9% p.a with an increased cost of Rs. 30,000/-...