Case Studies, Landmark Judgements and stories of relentless Consumers
National commission directed builder to pay heavy damage for duping the consumer
Booking a flat on the 60th floor proved to be a painful deal for a homebuyer couple who was not delivered a flat as promised by Mumbai based builder Lodha Crown Buildmart Private Limited. When the couple homebuyer decided to own a flat in Lodha, little did they know that their […]
Apex Consumer Court Directed SBI To De-Freeze Pensioner’s Account Stating That “Pension Is For Survival Which Cannot Be Attached”
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission upheld the orders passed by the District Forum and State Commission by rejecting a revision petition filed by State Bank of India in which there was a direction given to the Bank to de-freeze the account of one Manika Sarkar, in which her monthly […]
Supreme court enhanced award of compensation and said it cannot go restrictive just because the victim is from poor and rural background
The Supreme Court awarded an additional Rs 10 lakh in a medical negligence case to a lady who was not immediately attended to and was snubbed with the retort that the people from hilly areas make unnecessary noise. The petitioner Shoda Devi had filed the plea before the apex court seeking […]
National Commission: Insurance Claim cannot be denied on ground of Common Lifestyle Diseases
The Apex Consumer Commission has asked Life Insurance Corporation of India to pay Rs. 5,00,000/- to the wife of a deceased diabetes patient and made clear that insurance claims cannot be denied on the ground of common lifestyle diseases such as diabetes or hypertension but that does not give right […]
National Commission directed Unitech to pay 58.41 lakh to the aggrieved homebuyer
2018 has been a crucial one for the real estate giants as the Supreme Court as well as National Commission has passed significant orders against many of the real estate companies. It is very important for homebuyers to understand what steps or orders the Apex Court is taking or passing […]
National Commission ordered Indigo Airlines to pay rs. 20,000/- for leaving behind the passengers
Once again the National Commission has passed an order in favour of consumers where IndiGo Airline did not function its basic duty. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), hearing a review plea of IndiGo Airlines against the Tripura state commission’s order, asked IndiGo to pay Rs. 20,000 to Kalpana Rani Debbarma and […]
Apex Consumer Court directed Indian Postal Service to pay Rs 24.8 lakhs to Jain Brothers
The Apex Consumer Court has directed the Indian Postal Service to pay Rs. 24.8 lakhs to two brothers towards the maturity value of the small savings scheme certificates bought for them by their late father but were lost. The Commission directed the department to pay Rs. 16 lakhs to Chaggan […]
Homebuyers can seek higher compensation than what is mentioned in agreement for delayed flat: National Commission
Recently, the Apex Consumer Court has passed an encouraging order for consumers whereby it held that builders can’t take advantage of the builder-buyer agreement to pay Rs. 5 per sq. feet per month as compensation for delay in handing over flats for unreasonable period. The buyers have the option to […]
A tale of three builders – Unitech, Amarpali and Jaypee and many many homebuyers
The months of August and September 2018 turned out to be a crucial time for three real estate giants – namely Unitech, Amrapali and Jaypee – as the Supreme Court passed orders against them in three different cases. That notwithstanding, the question remains: are homebuyers protected from errant builders? The […]
Submitting ‘Execution’ Petition at Consumer Court: Is there a timeline?
“There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.”~ Mohandas Karamchand GandhiWhat if you have won your case in the consumer forum but the opposite party does not care to respond to the jury’s order, and does not […]