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…
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…
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…
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