NCDRC Orders Reliance Life Insurance Company To Pay Rs 1 Crore And 50k Litigation Costs

Recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising of Subhash Chandra (Presiding Member) directed Reliance Life Insurance Company to pay the claim amount of Rs1 crore with an interest of 9% and Rs 50,000 litigation cost to the nominee of the deceased life assured (DLA). The NCDRC rejected the insurance company’s contention that the deceased...

Deficient Maintenance Of Water Purifier, Chandigarh Commission Orders Eureka Forbes Ltd. To Refund Maintenance Amount And Pay Rs. 10k Compensation

Recently, the Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II bench comprising of Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) directed the Eureka Forbes Ltd. to refund the full refund of the Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) cost for the complainant’s Classic Eureka Forbes Water Purifier after water purifier broke down multiple times. The District Commission held that Eureka...

Ant Found In Cake, Failure To Issue Receipt, Ludhiana Commission Orders Nova Bakery To Pay Rs. 20k Compensation

Recently, the Ludhiana District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising of Sanjeev Batra (President), Jaswinder Singh (Member) and Monika Bhagat (Member) held Nova Bakery liable for deficiency in service following discovery of an ant a piece of cake, leading to subsequent illness after consumption. The District Commission also found bakery liable of unfair trade...

Telangana State Commission Sets Aside District Commission Order, Relief To Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad

The Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad consisting of Meena Ramanatha (President) and Sri. K. Ranga Rao (Judicial Member) allowed the appeal and set aside the District Commission's decision. It held that the complainant was aware that the bus was overcrowded and could have waited for the next bus. The appeal was filed by The Depot Manager,...

Hyderabad Consumer Commission Holds Hindustan Health Mart Liable for Selling Defective Pulse Oximeter Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

Recently, the Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission–I bench comprising of B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President), C. Lakshmi Prasanna (Member) and Narayan Reddy (Member) found Hindustan Health Mart (“HHM”) liable for selling a defective pulse oximeter, which failed to function properly, causing trouble for the complainant during the Covid-19 pandemic....

Panchkula Commission Orders Rajhans Cinema And Libra Entertainments To Pay Rs 2.5k Compensation Each For Charging Rs. 20 For Parking Ticket

Recently, the Panchkula District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising of Satpal (President), Sushma Garg (Member) and Barhm Parkash Yadav (Member) has directed Rajhans Cinema and Libra Entertainments to reimburse a customer for a parking fee of Rs 20 that was charged despite an advertisement promising free parking. Further, the District Commission held that Goyal...

Abrupt Cancellation Of Flights, Hyderabad Commission Orders Go Airlines To Reimburse Additional Expenses To The Consumer And Pay 10k Compensation

Recently, the Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-III bench comprising of M. Ram Gopal Reddy (President), D. Sreedevi (Member) and J. Shyamala (Member) noted that an airline cannot exempt itself from refund of tickets in cases of force majeure events that led to cancellation of flight. The bench directed Go Airlines to pay a compensation of Rs. 10,000...

Iphone Screen Non-Responsive On Installation Of New Version Of IOS; Product Beyond Warranty, Apple Not Liable; Bangalore Commission

Recently, the Bangalore Urban II Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising B. Devaraju (President) and V. Anuradha (Member) declined to give any relief to an iPhone 11 customer whose iPhone’s touch screen became unresponsive following the iOS 16 update as its warranty had expired. The bench noted that iPhone 11 was no longer eligible for...

Pay Compensation For The Stolen Vehicle: Mumbai District Commission Holds Royal Sundaram General Insurance Liable For Deficiency In Service And Unfair Trade Practice

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Mumbai Suburban Additional consisting of Mr. Ravindra P. Nagre (President) and Mr. S.V. Kalal (Member) allowed the complaint filed against Royal Sundaram General Insurance (Insurance Company). It held that the action of the Insurance Company in causing unreasonable delay and rejecting the claim constitutes a deficiency in service...

Delayed Delivery Of Rental Car, Lack Of Communication, Hyderabad Commission Holds Zoom Cars Services Liable

Recently, the Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission – I bench comprising of B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President), C. Lakshmi Prasanna (Member) and R. Narayan Reddy (Member) fined Zoom Car India Private Limited of Rs. 15,228 for failing to deliver a self-drive rental car on time to a customer. The order came in response to a complaitnat filed against the...

Misplacement Of Parcel In Transit And Lack Of Communication, North Delhi Commission Holds Trackon Courier Liable To Pay Rs. 25k Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I (North District), Delhi bench comprising Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar (President), Ashwani Kumar Mehta (Member) and Harpreet Kaur Charya (Member) held Trackon Courier Private Limited liable for deficiency in service owing to misplacing the courier of the complainant which contained medicines, clothes and books. The District Commission held...

Charging Above MRP For Packed Commodities Constitutes Unfair Trade Practice, Hyderabad Commission Orders Chicha’s Asli Restaurant To Pay 1k Compensation And Refund Bottle Charges

Recently, the Hyderabad District Consumer Redressal Commission – I bench comprising B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi (President) and C Lakshmi Prasanna (Member) ruled against Chicha’s Asli Hyderabad, a well-known restaurant, for overcharging customers on pre-packaged goods. The bench found that the charging the products above the MRP, not only constitutes an unfair trade practice but...