National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Supreme Court Overturns Consumer Commission Order in Plot Allotment Case: Indore Development Authority vs. Dr. Hemant Mandovra (2024)

/ Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Plot Allotment, Town and Country Planning Act, 1973

Supreme Court Overturns Consumer Commission Order in Plot Allotment Case: Indore Development Authority vs. Dr. Hemant Mandovra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission can direct a development authority to allot a plot after a lapse of 28 years when the allottee defaulted on payments. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Indore […]

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Supreme Court Orders Full Insurance Claim for Fire Damage: M/s Super Label Mfg. Co. vs. New India Assurance Company Limited (2023)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Consumer Disputes, Consumer Law, Dipankar Datta, Fire Insurance, Insurance Law, Insurance Law with Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Proximate Cause

Supreme Court Orders Full Insurance Claim for Fire Damage: M/s Super Label Mfg. Co. vs. New India Assurance Company Limited (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company can deny a claim based on a narrow interpretation of a surveyor’s report when other expert evidence suggests a different conclusion regarding the cause of damage. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Clarifies Insurance Liability for Excavator Accidents: Sharda Associates vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (25 July 2022)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Consumer Disputes, Consumer Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Insurance Law, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Supreme Court Clarifies Insurance Liability for Excavator Accidents: Sharda Associates vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of insurance policy terms regarding the use of an excavator as a tool of trade and liability for accidents. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law. Case Name: Sharda Associates vs. United India Insurance Company Ltd. Judgment Date:

Supreme Court Clarifies Insurance Liability for Excavator Accidents: Sharda Associates vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (25 July 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Jurisdiction Under Article 227 in Consumer Disputes: Ibrat Faizan vs. Omaxe Buildhome Private Limited (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Consumer Protection Act, 2019, Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with Section 58, Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with Section 67, Judges, Judicial Review, M.R. Shah, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Jurisdiction Under Article 227 in Consumer Disputes LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can entertain a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in an appeal under Section 58(1)(a)(iii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Jurisdiction Under Article 227 in Consumer Disputes: Ibrat Faizan vs. Omaxe Buildhome Private Limited (2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Clarifies Revisional Powers in Consumer Cases: Sunil Kumar Maity vs. State Bank of India (21 January 2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 with Section 21(b), Judges, Limitation Act, 1963, Limitation Act, 1963 with Section 5, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Revisional Jurisdiction, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Clarifies Revisional Powers in Consumer Cases: Sunil Kumar Maity vs. State Bank of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 38 Judges: Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) call for a report from a party during the revision stage?

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Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim: No Fraud in Hydrology Data Non-Disclosure in Malana Power Company Ltd. vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. (2021) INSC 720 (15 November 2021)

/ Consumer Law, Contract Law, Hrishikesh Roy, Insurance Contract, Insurance Law, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Non-Disclosure, R. Subhash Reddy, Reinsurance, Special Contingency Policy

Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim: No Fraud in Hydrology Data Non-Disclosure Date of the Judgment: 15 November 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 720 Judges: R. Subhash Reddy, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can an insurance company deny a claim by alleging fraud and non-disclosure of data when the insured party has provided all available information? The

Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim: No Fraud in Hydrology Data Non-Disclosure in Malana Power Company Ltd. vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. (2021) INSC 720 (15 November 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court allows condonation of delay based on prospective application of law in consumer case: Dr. A. Suresh Kumar & Ors. vs. Amit Agarwal (2021) INSC 408 (08 July 2021)

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Supreme Court Allows Condonation of Delay Based on Prospective Application of Law in Consumer Case Date of the Judgment: 08 July 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 408 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari. Can a delay in filing a written statement in a consumer case be condoned if the delay

Supreme Court allows condonation of delay based on prospective application of law in consumer case: Dr. A. Suresh Kumar & Ors. vs. Amit Agarwal (2021) INSC 408 (08 July 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court allows delayed written statements in consumer cases due to COVID-19 extension: SS Group Pvt. Ltd. vs. Aaditiya J. Garg (2020)

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Supreme Court Allows Delayed Written Statements in Consumer Cases Due to COVID-19 Extension: SS Group Pvt. Ltd. vs. Aaditiya J. Garg (2020) Date of the Judgment: 17 December 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 949 Judges: Justice Vineet Saran and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Can a delay in filing a written statement in a consumer case be

Supreme Court allows delayed written statements in consumer cases due to COVID-19 extension: SS Group Pvt. Ltd. vs. Aaditiya J. Garg (2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Repudiation of Claim in Rice Mill Collapse Case: New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs. Sri Buchiyyamma Rice Mill (2020) INSC 32

/ Ajay Rastogi, Claim Repudiation, Consumer Disputes, Consumer Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Insurance Act 1938, Insurance Act 1938 with Section 64-UM, Insurance Law, Insurance Law with Section 64-UM, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Surveyor Reports

Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Repudiation of Claim in Rice Mill Collapse Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurer can appoint multiple surveyors to assess a claim, and the validity of repudiating a claim based on surveyor reports. CASE TYPE: Insurance Law, Consumer Dispute Case Name: The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs. Sri Buchiyyamma Rice Mill

Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Repudiation of Claim in Rice Mill Collapse Case: New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs. Sri Buchiyyamma Rice Mill (2020) INSC 32 Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies insurance exclusion clause related to excavations: Sangrur Sales Corporation vs. United India Insurance Company Limited (17 January 2020)

/ Consumer Protection Law, Consumer Rights, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy, Insurance Law, Insurance Law with Exclusion Clauses, Insurance Policy Interpretation, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Standard Fire and Special Perils Insurance Policy

Supreme Court Interprets Insurance Policy Exclusion Clause: Sangrur Sales Corporation vs. United India Insurance Company Limited (2020) Date of the Judgment: 17 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 17 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hrishikesh Roy, J Can an insurance company deny a claim when damage is caused by excavation work on a neighboring

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Supreme Court clarifies the power of the National Consumer Commission to dismiss complaints in limine: M/s Anjaneya Jewellery vs. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (07 March 2019)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 with Section 13, Dinesh Maheshwari, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Date of the Judgment: 07 March 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 202 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dismiss a consumer complaint right away without even hearing the other side? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this important question in a case involving a jewelry

Supreme Court clarifies the power of the National Consumer Commission to dismiss complaints in limine: M/s Anjaneya Jewellery vs. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (07 March 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Remands Consumer Case Due to Lack of Notice: Mangalam Homes & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. vs. Joy Kaliyavumkal (2018)

/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Dispute Redressal, Consumer Protection Act, Deepak Gupta, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Notice Requirements, Procedural Fairness, Right to be Heard

Supreme Court Remands Consumer Case Due to Lack of Notice: Mangalam Homes & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. vs. Joy Kaliyavumkal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) can proceed ex-parte without ensuring proper notice to the parties. CASE TYPE: Consumer Dispute Case Name: M/s Mangalam Homes & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Supreme Court Remands Consumer Case Due to Lack of Notice: Mangalam Homes & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. vs. Joy Kaliyavumkal (2018) Read Post »

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