Consumer court asks Maharashtra body to make repairs after bad quality exposed
In many states and cities of India, large amounts of land is owned by bodies that are run by the Government. As an example, such a body could be the DDA (Delhi Development Authority) that controls huge...
View ArticleDLF found guilty of anti-consumer behavior yet again by CCI
The Competition Commission of India is a body that was setup to probe behavior by companies that is against the interest of consumers. This could be in the nature of companies forming cartels to fix...
View ArticleSupreme Court raps Supertech, wants them to refund money
Over the past few years, the courts and investor forums have grown increasing ready to take action on real estate companies, who have got used to having policies that are anti-consumer. My most...
View ArticleConsumer Forum orders State Bank of Indian to refund money
Banks are the custodians of money kept with them by the investing public, and given that it is a question of money, ensuring the safety of this money should be a very high concern for the bank....
View ArticleMumbai govt bodies fined Rs. 100 crore for river condition
From time to time, we keep on hearing of floods and other problems that hit our cities. Or the bad conditions of our roads. Crime increases because street lights go off and are not repaired, kids die...
View ArticleFining vehicles parked on the road in Delhi
This issue rose out of a dispute, but the basic point is a point that really cannot be disputed. When roads are not wide, and when there is a probability of high congestion, then the availability of...
View ArticleSnapdeal has to honor low cost phone sale
It happens once in a while. So many times, there has been the story that airline tickets were suddenly available for $1 or so, technical glitches and so on. Prospective travelers immediately snap up...
View ArticleUnitech ordered to pay compensation for non-delivery of flats
It seems like open season on the builders for their various deficiencies and problems that they have given to customers. There was a time when the relation between property companies and consumers was...
View ArticleInsurance claim even if person declined to take medical treatment
Insurance is one of the most disputed customer service areas. The amount of money involved is fairly high, with medical insurance going to lakhs, and life insurance going upto crores in terms of money....
View ArticleRealty: Proposed rules to add more teeth to consumer rights
Right now, the realty market in India is fairly unregulated, or where there are rules, they are not exactly enforced. The major rules that are quoted are based on the judgments by consumer forums or...
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