A few aggrieved persons file complaints involving medical negligence before the Consumer Forums and even before the state Medical Councils. The Medical Councils are slower than snails……..and things hardly move there. In a novel approach, the National Human Rights Commission and the non profit Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) have started entertaining such complaints and holding public…
Narinder Singh, purchased a Mahindra Pick UP BS-II 4WD vehicle and got it insured for Rs. 4,30,037/- with the New India Assurance Company Ltd. for the period 12.12.2005 to 11.12.2006. The vehicle was temporarily registered for one month period, which expired on 11.1.2006. However, on 2.2.2006, the vehicle met with an accident and got damaged….
On 17 August 2015, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi admitted the Govt. of India’s class action suit against Nestle India claiming Rs. 640 crores for unfair trade practice relating to Maggie noodles and allowed the Govt. of send samples of Maggie to accredited laboratories. The next date of hearing is 30 September. The…
In a case of medical negligence, resulting in death of the patient, the Maharashtra State Consumer Commission has by its order dated 14 August 2015, awarded damages of Rs. 10 lakhs for negligence, interest at 9% and cost of Rs. 25,000. This is a good decision but what is unfortunate is that the Complaint which was…
I find that quite often, the persons against whom Consumer Forums and Commissions pass orders take the orders very lightly. They feel that these orders can not be enforced. The truth is otherwise. The Consumer Forums and Commissions can send such persons to jail. For this purpose, they have all the powers of a judicial magistrate….
The Consumer Protection Act is being amended to make it more strong and to cover online transactions which at present pose many problems to the suffering consumers. The Govt. of India has also decided to give Rs. 1 crore to each District Forum to improve its infrastructure. At present, many of the District Forums lack even…
Kiran Shantaram and others have recently filed a writ in the Bombay High Court against the installation of Mobile towers in a Municipal Garden adjoining the Raj Kamal Studio compound in Parel, Mumbai. The Bombay High Court has not granted any interim order so far. The fact remains that it is not clear whether the…
The State Commission has passed an order in May 2015 that all work in the District Forums should be in Marathi only. – Filing of Complaints, Replies, etc..etc. This appears to be in conformity with the Rules framed under the Consumer Protection Act. But this has a lot of practical problems and difficulties. Has any one…
Flat owners on the top floor of Housing Societies often find their roofs leaking, especially during the rainy season. The water seeps through the roof, spoils the paint and plaster and some times damages the furniture and electric fittings. I have come across one case where the leakage and seepage were so terrible that the flat…
I have come across several instances, where the builders on one pretext or the other, sell away a part of the recreation grounds. For instance, they build Recreation Grounds on the podium and sell away the Recreation Grounds on the ground floor. They can not do so. The Supreme Court has held that the right…
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