Consumer Cases Monthly Digest: February 2024

Supreme Court Medical Negligence | Supreme Court Awards Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Patient Who Developed Hoarseness In Voice After Trainee Gave Anaesthesia Case Title: J. DOUGLAS LUIZ (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES VERSUS MANIPAL HOSPITAL | CIVIL APPEAL NO.1700 OF 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 134 The Supreme Court recently awarded Rs. 10 lakhs compensation to a patient who developed hoarseness in his voice due to medical negligence committed by doctors while administering anaesthesia. The patient (now deceased) claimed compensation of Rs. 18,00,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Lakhs only), against the faulty operation done by the Manipal hospital which resultantly developed hoarseness in his voice. However, the District Forum had suo moto arrived at a rough and ready figure of ₹5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakhs only) payable as compensation to the appellant without furnishing any reasons for arriving at the said figure. Supreme Court Apple Has No Duty To Trace Stolen iPhone Using Unique Identity Number: Supreme Court Case Title : Apple India Pvt Ltd v. Harish Chandra Mohanty and others Citation : 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 138 The Supreme Court obliterated an observation made by the Odisha State Consumer Commission that Apple India has the duty to trace a stolen iPhone with the help of a unique identity number provided by it. The Supreme Court stated that the observation made by the Consumer Commission was "unwarranted". The Bench Comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing an appeal filed by Apple India against the Consumer Commission's order, which was passed in a complaint filed over stolen iPhone. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission National Consumer Commission Holds Raheja Developers Limited for Deficiency in service The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission presided by Justice A.P. Sahi (President) held Raheja Developers Limited liable for deficiency in services and directed to refund entire amount of booking along with 18% interest. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Holds Ludhiana Improvement Trust Liable For Not Handing Over The Possession Of The Plot The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Subhash Chandra(member), held Ludhiana Improvement Trust liable for deficiency in service over refusal to register and hand over the possession of the plot booked by the complainant. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission National Consumer Commission Holds MGF Developers Liable For Delay In Handing Over The Possession Of The Shop The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Subhash Chandra(member) and Bharatkumar Pandya(member), held MGF developers liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practices over delay in handing over the possession of the shop booked by the complainant. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Holds United India Insurance Liable For Denial Of The Insurance Money The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by AVM J. Rajendra AVSM VSM (member), held United India Insurance liable for deficiency in service over denial of the insurance money without evidence establishing a direct connection between the insured goods and the cause of the accident. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Holds Oriental Insurance Liable For Denial Of Disbursing The Insurance Policy The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Subhash Chandra(member) and AVM J. Rajendra AVSM VSM (member), held Oriental Insurance liable for service deficiency and unfair trade practices over denial of disbursing the insurance policy taken up by the complainant. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Holds BPTP Builders Liable For Cancellation Of The Allotment Of The Flat The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission presided by Subhash Chandra(member) overturned the decision by the state Commission of Haryana and held BPTP Builders liable for deficiency in service over cancellation of the allotment of the flat booked by the complainant. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission National Consumer Commission Holds Universal Infrastructure Liable For Deficiency In Service The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Subhash Chandra(member) and Sadhna Shanker(member), held Universal Infrastructure liable for deficiency in service over non-issuance of the occupancy certificate of the flat booked by the complainant. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission National Consumer Commission holds FS Housing Ltd liable for Deficiency in Service The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Ram Surat Ram Maurya(member) and Bharatkumar Pandya(member), held FS Housing Ltd liable...

Consumer Cases Monthly Digest: February 2024

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