Supreme Court clarifies consumer status in property conversion cases: Estate Officer vs. Charanjit Kaur (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an allottee seeking conversion of leasehold property to freehold is a ‘consumer’ under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law, Property Law Case Name: Estate Officer and Anr. vs. Charanjit Kaur [Judgment Date]: 7 September […]
Supreme Court Modifies Compensation in Housing Delay Case: NBCC vs. Shri Ram Trivedi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a builder’s commitment to “endeavour” to complete construction within a specific timeframe constitutes a binding obligation, and what is the appropriate compensation for delays in handing over possession of a dwelling unit. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: NBCC
Supreme Court clarifies Consumer Protection Act applicability to hospitals providing free services: Union of India vs. N K Srivastava (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether hospitals providing some free services fall under the purview of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Union of India & Anr vs. N K Srivasta & Ors
Supreme Court settles whether construction workers are consumers under Consumer Protection Act: Joint Labour Commissioner vs. Kesar Lal (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a construction worker registered under the Building and Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, is a ‘consumer’ under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law
Supreme Court Directs Compensation in Housing Society Dispute: Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank vs. Farmer Bank Employees Society (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cooperative bank is deficient in service for not transferring land to its employees’ housing society and whether the society is entitled to claim interest in the remaining land. CASE TYPE: Consumer Dispute Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Consumer Forum Jurisdiction over Statutory Dues in Service Deficiency Cases Date of the Judgment: 16 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 851 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can consumer forums decide if a statutory body’s demand for fees is justified? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Holds Surgeon Negligent for Operating with Low Platelet Count: Nand Kishore Prasad vs. Dr. Mohib Hamidi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a surgeon was negligent in operating on a patient with a low platelet count. CASE TYPE: Medical Negligence under Consumer Law Case Name: Nand Kishore Prasad vs. Dr. Mohib Hamidi & Others Judgment
