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Clinical Depression Constitutes Sufficient Cause to Condonе 250-Day Delay: Delhi Consumer Commission [Read Judgment]
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Clinical Depression Constitutes Sufficient Cause to Condonе 250-Day Delay: Delhi Consumer Commission [Read Judgment]

Delhi Consumer Commission condones a widow’s 250-day delay in challenging Tata AIG’s repudiation of a ₹25.73 lakh mediclaim.

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State Consumer Commission Has Unlimited Pecuniary Jurisdiction in Pre-2019 Cases: J&K HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
State Consumer Commission Has Unlimited Pecuniary Jurisdiction in Pre-2019 Cases: J&K HC [Read Judgment]

J&K HC rules that the State Consumer Commission has unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction in consumer cases filed before the 2019 Act.

Can LIC Deny Accident Benefits After a Policyholder’s Murder? Punjab Commission Answers [Read Order] Judiciary
Can LIC Deny Accident Benefits After a Policyholder’s Murder? Punjab Commission Answers [Read Order]

Punjab Consumer Commission orders LIC to pay double accident benefits with 6% interest after wrongful repudiation of a murder claim.

Punjab Consumer Commission Holds Singapore Airlines Liable for Failing to Serve Food [Read Order] Judiciary
Punjab Consumer Commission Holds Singapore Airlines Liable for Failing to Serve Food [Read Order]

Punjab Consumer Commission finds Singapore Airlines deficient in service for failing to provide meals and milk to an infant on a long-haul flight.

CCPD Fines Air India ₹50,000, Recommends ₹5 Lakh Compensation For De-Boarding Wheelchair User Judiciary
CCPD Fines Air India ₹50,000, Recommends ₹5 Lakh Compensation For De-Boarding Wheelchair User

Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities fines Air India ₹50,000 and recommends ₹5 lakh compensation after a wheelchair user with 80% locomotor disability was de-boarded without required medical examination or written reasons.

SC Pulls Up DLF, Haryana Over Road Deviation in Gurugram's Primus Project, Extends CBI Probe [Read Order]

The Supreme Court pulled up DLF and Haryana over deviations in the 24-metre road at Gurugram's DLF Primus project and directed the CBI to expedite its preliminary enquiry.

Homebuyers Cannot Be Penalised For Developer’s Default: Supreme Court Waives NOIDA’s Time Extension Charges [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that homebuyers and a Successful Resolution Applicant cannot be penalised for a developer’s default, waiving NOIDA’s time extension charges and setting aside the NCLAT d...

Delhi HC Quashes Criminal Complaints Against Maggi Noodles Retailers Over 2015 Lead Content Case

Delhi High Court quashes criminal complaints against Maggi retailers over alleged excess lead content, holding that the prosecution's foundation had substantially eroded after subsequent CFTRI testing...

Elevator Is A 'Common Carrier' Requiring Heightened Duty Of Care: SC

The Supreme Court held elevators must be treated as common carriers, imposing a heightened duty of care, while upholding Otis Elevator's 70% liability for a 2003 lift death at RAW's Delhi office.

One Consumer Forum Member Got Not Even A Single Penny: Supreme Court Asks Up To Explain

Supreme Court asks UP to explain why a retired Consumer Forum member got no pay at all, as it pushes states to comply with last-pay-drawn protection directions.

Consumer Commission Fines Railway for Theft in Reserved Coach

The Pathankot Consumer Commission held Northern Railway liable for theft from a reserved AC coach, rejecting its 'unbooked luggage' defence and awarding ₹80,000 to the passengers.

CCPA Slaps Chaayos With Rs 50,000 Penalty For Levying Service Charge [Read Order]

The CCPA imposed a ₹50,000 penalty on Chaayos for levying service charge by default, directed refund to the consumer, and ordered the restaurant chain to remove the charge from its billing software.

Qatar Airways To Pay Rs.10 Lakh For Denying Boarding To Minor Children: Consumer Commission [Read Order]

A Consumer Commission directed Qatar Airways to pay ₹10 lakh in compensation after holding the airline liable for wrongfully denying boarding to two minor children despite valid travel documents.

'Deficiency In Service' Complaint Against Advocate Not Maintainable: Andhra Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Andhra Pradesh HC upholds dismissal of consumer complaint against an advocate, holding legal services fall outside the Consumer Protection Act, relying on the Supreme Court's Bar of Indian Lawyers rul...

Developer's Internal Disputes Cannot Excuse Possession Delay: NCDRC [Read Judgment]

NCDRC partly allows a complaint by 53 homebuyers against a Bengaluru developer, holding that internal disputes, litigation and Covid delays cannot excuse years of possession delay.

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