LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a real estate developer can forfeit 20% of the basic sale price as earnest money upon cancellation of an apartment booking by the buyer. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Godrej Projects Development Limited vs. Anil Karlekar & Ors. [Judgment Date]: February 3, 2025 Date of the Judgment: February 3, 2025 Citation: […]
Supreme Court Clarifies “Commercial Purpose” Under Consumer Protection Act in Car Purchase Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the purchase of a vehicle by a company for the use of its directors constitutes a purchase for “commercial purpose” under the Consumer Protection Act. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: M/S Daimler Chrysler India Pvt. Ltd. vs. M/S
Supreme Court clarifies promotional trailers are not offers in consumer dispute: Yash Raj Films vs. Afreen Fatima Zaidi (2024) INSC 328 (22 April 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a promotional trailer creates a contractual obligation or amounts to unfair trade practice if the content is not shown in the movie. CASE TYPE: Consumer Dispute Case Name:
Supreme Court Overturns Consumer Court Order: Tata Motors Not Liable for Dealer’s Misrepresentation in Car Sale (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a car manufacturer can be held liable for a car dealer’s misrepresentation about the car’s model and condition, when the sale is on a principal-to-principal basis. CASE TYPE: Consumer Protection Law Case Name: TATA MOTORS
Date of the Judgment: October 3, 2008 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 815-816 of 2002 Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Dr. Mukundakam Sharma, J. What constitutes an unfair trade practice under the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act)? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case involving KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and a
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2008 Judges: Markandey Katju, J., Altamas Kabir, J. Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2461 of 2006, with C.A. 5889/2008 @ SLP (Civil) No. 6325 of 2006 When does a commercial disagreement become an unfair trade practice? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a dispute between Philips
