Consumer Cases
Wrong Repudiation Of Insurance Claim By ICICI Lombard; NCDRC Confirms Deficiency Of Service
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission bench comprising Justice R.K. Agrawal, president, opined that compensation cannot be awarded under multiple heads. The bench was hearing an appeal filed against the order of the Delhi state commission. The Delhi state commission had partly allowed the complaint and directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. to pay...
As Long As Doctor Follows Practice Acceptable To The Medical Profession Of That Day He Cannot Be Liable For Negligence: NCDRC
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission bench comprising Dr. S.M. Kantikar as the presiding member and Mr. Binoy Kumar as member observed that a medical practitioner is not to be held liable simply because things went wrong from mischance or misadventure or through an error of judgement in choosing one reasonable course of treatment in preference to another. The...
Delhi State Consumer Commission Directs BMW India To Pay A Hefty Compensation For Deficiency In Service
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising of Ms. Pinki and Ms. Bimla Kumari as members directed BMW India Pvt. Ltd. (Opposite Party No.2) to pay the whole purchasing amount of the car that is Rs. 26,26,462/- to the complainant as compensation for deficiency in service with an interest of 6% p.a from the date of payment till date of the judgement. Failing to...
Medical Negligence - NCDRC Directs Krishna Institute Of Medical Science (KIMS) To Pay Enhanced Compensation
The NCDRC bench comprising of Dr. S.M. Kantikar as the presiding member directed the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd. and three doctors to pay a compensation of Rs. 25 Lacs for medical negligence. The bench was hearing two appeals. One of those was filed by the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd. and three doctors against the order of the state commission which allowed...
NCDRC Directs Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital And It's Doctor To Pay ₹ 40 Lacs Compensation To A Patient
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Dr. S.M. Kantikar as the presiding member held a doctor (Opposite Part No.2) of Kokilaben Dirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Centre (Opposite Party No. 1) liable for omission and commission during the treatment of the patient. The hospital was held vicariously liable for deficiency in services....
Medical Negligence; Treatment Not Successful, Doctor Cannot Always Be Blamed, NCDRC.
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Justice R. K. Agrawal as President and Dr. S. M. Kantikar as Member disposed of an appeal that arose out of a consumer complaint filed by an individual(complainant) accusing his doctor (Opposite Party No.1) and the hospital (Opposite Party No. 2) of medical negligence. The complainant first served a legal notice...
Loan Agreement Provides For Change Of Interest Rate ; No "Unfair Trade Practice" :NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Mr. Dinesh Singh as Presiding Member and Justice Karuna Nand Bajpayee as Member disposed of an appeal that arose out of a consumer complaint filed by an individual(complainant/respondent) accusing ICICI bank (appellant) of unfair trade practices. This complaint was initially filed before the District Commission,...
No Cure Is Not A Negligence, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Hon'ble Dr. S.M. Kantikar C. as Presiding Member and Hon'ble Mr. Binoy Kumar as Member disposed of a consumer complaint filed by the parents of a patient(deceased) who was injured in a car accident stating that no cure for an ailment cannot be considered to be negligence. This was an original...
An Investor Is Not A Consumer;NCDRC
A bench of The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), comprising Sri C. Vishwanath and Sri Subhash Chandra has disposed of a consumer complaint filed by an individual against a company holding that an investor is not a consumer. This was an original complaint filed directly before the NCDRC asking for a relief of 5,00,30,000/- INR. According to the complainant,...
Car's Mileage 40% Less Than Promise In Advertisement : Consumer Court Directs Manufacturer & Dealer To Compensate Owner
A consumer court in Kerala awarded Rs 3.10 lakhs compensation to a car owner who complained that the car was not offering the mileage as advertised.The court found that the actual mileage was 40% less than the promised figure of 32 kilometer per litre.The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum at Thrissur passed the order in a complaint filed in 2015 by Soudamini PP, who purchased a new Ford...
Consumer Forum Directs Reliance Retail To Pay Rs. 7,000 As Compensation For Collecting Price For Carry Bag
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission comprising of Mrs. M. Shobha as President and Ms. Renukadevi Deshpande and Mr. H. Janardhan as members ordered Reliance Retail Limited to refund the money spent on a carry bag, which the complainant was forced to buy and further pay Rs.5000 as compensation and Rs.2000 towards litigation expenses. The complainant, who is a lawyer...
NCDRC Absolves Hospital and Doctor From Medical Negligence In A Case Of Hysterectomy Leading To Vesicovaginal Fistula
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, comprising the bench of Dr. S.S. Kantikar (Presiding Member), dismissed the allegations of medical negligence against Kalyani-based SNR Carnival Hospital and it's doctor. It was observed that the complainant was unable to submit any clear evidence. The commission also referred to the opinion of the expert committee set up by...