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 always advocated that the Consumer Protection Act is the best option in appropriate cases. It is faster than other remedies like civil courts. The fees are nominal. The consumer himself can file and argue his case. I attended a talk by Ms. Rajyalakshmi Rao, ex member of the National Consumer Commission on the 28…
The Consumer Protection Act stipulates a period of one month for filing appeals and revisions. There are several cases, where the State Consumer Commissions and the National Consumer Commission have condoned long delays. In one of the latest cases, the National Consumer Commission has refused to condone long delays in a bunch of cases. It…
Today, Car parking spaces in Parel area in Mumbai cost about Rs. 20 lakhs. Everyone knows that open and stilt car parking spaces, which do not form part of the building’s FSI, can not be sold by the builders. These belong to the Housing Society and have to be allotted as per the provisions in…
Section 7 of the MOFA Act are very clear. A builder can not make any additions to the plans shown at the time of sale of the flats without the explicit approval of all the flat purchasers. The following are the observations of the Supreme Court which have been followed by the Bombay High Court…
Travel Insurance I am publishing the following news item to show the need for taking a travel insurance while travelling abroad. It is mandatory while travelling to certain countries. But I would advise every tourist to take one. Its coverage is very wide and includes medical illness, hospitalization, loss of passport, missed flights, loss of…
I receive enquiries about the addressses of the District Consumer Forums throughout India. And it becomes difficult to find out their addresses. I am giving a link containing addresses of all the District Consumer Forums throughout India. Binoy Gupta http://ncdrc.nic.in/districtforums.htm
Most aggrieved persons also need to have a look at the Consumer Protection Rules 1987 I am giving a link to the Rules. Dr Binoy Gupta eleena100@hotmail.com http://ncdrc.nic.in/
More than 5 years ago, my wife Anila Gupta, who was being supplied electricity by BEST Undertaking, applied to Tata Power requesting them to supply electricity to her. Tata Power said they were ready to give her electricity, but BEST was not allowing them to do so on the ground that BEST had monopoly…
Most aggrieved persons need to have a look at the Consumer Protection Act 1986. I am giving a link to the Act. Dr Binoy Gupta eleena100@hotmail.com http://www.ncdrc.nic.in/1_1.html
Click one of our contacts below to chat on WhatsApp
