Cause Of Action In Fire Insurance Arises On Date Of Fire: Delhi State Consumer Commission Dismisses Complaint As Time-Barred

The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Ms. Bimla Kumari (Member), has dismissed the appeal filed by M/s Bhiwadi Polymers Ltd. against New India Assurance Company Ltd., affirming that the consumer complaint was barred by limitation under Section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Commission reiterated that...

Consumer Law Annual Digest 2025 [Part I]

Supreme Court Not 'Consumer' Without Privity Of Contract : Supreme Court Rejects Flat Seller's Consumer Complaint Against Financier Of Buyer Case Title: M/S CITICORP FINANCE (INDIA) LIMITED VERSUS SNEHASIS NANDA Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 332 The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 20) ruled that to qualify as a "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act, there must be a...

Consumer Cases Monthly Digest: December 2025

Supreme Court Once Loss Is Caused By Fire, Cause Of Fire Becomes Immaterial, Supreme Court Allows Insurance Claim Cause Title: CEMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA VERSUS ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1215 Reiterating that the cause of fire is immaterial, when the loss is occurred to the insured from the fire, the Supreme Court on...

Civil Suit Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Does Not Bar Consumer Complaint: Delhi State Commission

The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided over by Ms. Bimla Kumari, has allowed an appeal and set aside an order of the District Consumer Forum which had dismissed a consumer complaint as barred by the principle of res judicata. The State Commission held that rejection of a civil suit under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, on technical grounds such...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 04, 2026

TAXExporters Not Using Letters Of Credit Cannot Be Denied Rice Export Duty Exemption: Chhattisgarh High Court Directs ₹2.1 Crore RefundCBIC Extends Anti-Dumping Duty On Flexible Slabstock Polyol Imports From Saudi Arabia And UAEGST Refund Is Vested Right, Cannot Be Limited By Retrospective Application Of 2019 Amendment: J&K&L High CourtIGST | Marketing & Technical Support...

Driver Negligence, Not Manufacturing Defect: Karnataka State Consumer Commission Allows Honda Cars India's Appeal

The Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice T.G. Shivashankare Gowda (President) and Divyashree M. ( Member) has allowed appeals filed by Honda Cars India Ltd. and Peninsula Honda, setting aside a District Commission order that had previously held them liable for a car's engine failure. The State Commission observed that the damage was a consequential...

Failure To Provide Promised Fibre Connection: Chandigarh Consumer Commission Holds Reliance Jio Liable

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, U.T. Chandigarh, comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member Brij Mohan Sharma, has held Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and its officials liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for installing a wireless internet connection instead of the promised optic-fibre wired connection and for failing to refund the...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 03, 2026

TAX Flavoured Milk Is Not 'Beverage'; Taxable At 5% GST: Karnataka High Court Provides Relief To Dodla DairyNotification Defining Jurisdiction Does Not Automatically Empower All Officers To Invoke S. 122 CGST Act: AP High CourtUnion Govt Notifies Trade Deals With New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway & Iceland; Eliminates Duty On 100% Of Indian ExportsForeign Trade Policy | Natural Honey...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 02, 2026

TAX New RSP Based Valuation Mechanism, 40% GST Rate On Pan Masala, Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco Products From February 01No GST On Liquidated Damages For Breach Of Contract: Karnataka High Court Quashes SCNER-1 Returns Don't Require Detailed CENVAT Disclosure; Extended Limitation Not Invocable: CESTAT DelhiIPRDelhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention...

CPC Provision For First-Stage Rejection Of Complaints Not Applicable To RERA If Actionable Claims Exist: HP RERA

The Himachal Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HP RERA) has recently held that a complaint disclosing a prima facie cause of action under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 cannot be rejected at the threshold by invoking a Civil Procedure Code provision meant for rejection of complaints.A coram comprising Chairperson R D Dhiman and Members Amit Kashyap and Vidur...

RERA Cases Annual Digest 2025- Part 1

Haryana Real Estate Regulatory AuthorityHaryana RERA Directs Ansal Builders To Hand Over Possession And Pay Interest For DelayCase Title: Sanjeev Ganguly & Anr Versus M/s Ansal Townships Infrastructure Private LimitedCase Number: Complaint No: 7354 of 2022Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Authority) bench, comprising Ashok Sangwan (Member) has directed M/s Ansal...

No Proof Of Refund, Seller Liable: Chandigarh Consumer Commission

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, U.T. Chandigarh, comprising Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) and B.M. Sharma (Member), partly allowed a complaint against a seller for failing to substantiate its claim that a refund had been processed, holding that the burden of proof lies on the party asserting a fact and that mere bald averments without cogent documentary...