NCDRC Dismisses Revision Petition by LIC And Imposes Cost In Insurance Claim Dispute

The NCDRC consisting of Inder Jit Singh (Presiding Member) dismissed a Revision Petition by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and ordered to pay a cost of Rs. 15,000 to the Complainants. LIC had filed the Revision Petition to set aside the order of the Haryana State Consumer Commission in 2017 and Jhajjar District Consumer Commission in 2016 and to dismiss...

‘Commercial Purpose’ NCDRC Dismisses Complaint Against Construction Company For Deficiency Of Service

The NCDRC consisting of Presiding Member Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya dismissed a complaint filed by the complainants against Zenal Construction Pvt. Ltd. (Zenal Construction). The commission determined that the complaint was not maintainable because the complainants had booked the shops for "commercial purposes" and not solely for the purpose of earning a livelihood...

NCDRC Orders Developers To Refund Amount Due To Misrepresentation Of "One Of The Tallest Buildings In The World"

The National Commission Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has allowed the complaint filed for deficiency in service against Shreeniwas Cotton Mills Limited (SCML) and The Lodha Group. NCDRC has directed SCML to refund complainant 2’s entire deposited amount, along with an annual interest rate of 9%. Brief Facts: Complainant 1 is an officially registered consumer...

Barred By Limitation, Telangana State Commission Dismisses Complaint Against Real Estate Firm

The Telangana State Consumer Commission presided by President Meena Ramanathan and Member K. Ranga Rao has allowed an appeal and set aside the order of the District Consumer Commission in Hyderabad. The complaint was filed by an Agriculturalist against Janaharsha Estates “N” Constructions Pvt., Ltd. (JEC), a real estate business for deficiency of service. The State Commission ruled...

'Even Profit Making Entities Indifferent To Consumers': Cochin Airport Directed To Compensate Passenger Who Got Drenched While Boarding, Caught Fever

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Ernakulam recently directed the Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) to pay a compensation of Rs. 16,000/- to a passenger for its failure to provide adequate facilities to him to board the flight without getting drenched in the rain. The bench comprising President D.B. Binu and members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T. N., while...

'Every Malayali Has Emotional Attachment To Sadya': Kerala Consumer Court Orders ₹40K Compensation Over Restaurant's Failed Delivery On Thiruvonam

A consumer court in Kerala recently directed a restaurant to pay Rs. 40,000/- as compensation for failure to deliver Onam Sadya on Thiruvonam day.The case of the complainant was that she had invited guests and ordered sadya for 5 persons to be delivered to her house on Thiruvonam day from a multi cuisine eatery by the name of Maze Restaurant. However, on the day of Onam, the restaurant failed...