Annual Digest of Consumer Cases 2023: Part-IV
Live LawDISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSIONS Manufacturers Intentionally Withholding Necessary Spare Parts Of Products Unfair Trade Practice: Kerala Consumer Forum Case Title: Cdr. Defective Hearing Aid Device, Lack Of Cooperation, Ernakulam District Commission Orders Dwani Hearing Air Centre To Refund Amount, Pay Compensation And Legal Costs Case: Krishnaraj S Vs Dwani Hearing Aid Centre The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising D.B Binu, Ramachandran, and Sreevidhia T.N held a hearing aid centre liable for deficiency in services and unfair trade practices for selling a defective hearing aid piece to the complainant and for not refunding the price of a defective hearing aid even after accepting the equipment returned by the customer for replacement. Security Lapse In Bank's Premises Is Bank's Responsibility, North-East Delhi Commission Orders PNB To Refund Cash, Compensation Case Title: Sarfraz Ali vs. Punjab National Bank Recently, the North-East Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising Surinder Kumar Sharma, Anil Kumar Bamba and Adarsh Nain held Punjab National Bank liable for deficiency in service and ordered it to pay Rs refund the deposited amount and pay 30,000 as compensation to the complainant. Unilateral Payment Demands Amount to Unfair Trade Practice, Chandigarh District Commission Holds Indian Railway Welfare Organization Liable Case Title: Shyam Sunder Garg vs. Indian Railway Welfare Organization Recently, the Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I bench comprising Pawanjit Singh, Surjeet Kaur and Suresh Kumar Sardana has directed the Indian Railway Welfare Organization to pay Rs 30,000 to the complainant for charging extra amount after the booking of the flat property. Excess Charging By OLA Cabs, Chandigarh District Commission Orders To Refund Excess Amount, Pay Compensation Case Title: Pragati Bhatt vs. OLA Cabs Recently, the Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising Pawanjit Singh and Suresh Kumar Sardana held OLA Cabs liable for deficiency of service and unfair trade practices for overcharging excess fare of Rs 3,101 from the complainant who booked a ride from Jindal University to Chandigarh.