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  • Bengaluru woman sues Swiggy, eatery after eating prawn in Rs 145 vegan sandwich, wins Rs 1 lakh

    Swiggy had argued that it was only a technology intermediary connecting customers with restaurants, and that the contract of sale existed solely between the buyer and the restaurant.

  • Railway passenger wins Rs 30,000 in compensation after travelling in train with dirty toilet

    V Murthy, 55, and his family had to face difficulties during their journey as the air conditioning in their 3AC coach was not working properly and their was not water available in the toilet.

  • Gujarat woman to sue restaurant for Rs 50 lakh after receiving chicken instead of paneer sandwich

    The Food Department slapped a Rs 5,000 fine on the restaurant but the aggrieved woman aims to pursue legal action and has demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the establishment.

  • Bengaluru court orders Swiggy to pay customer Rs 5,000 for failing to deliver ice-cream worth Rs 187

    Swiggy claimed that it was just an intermediary between the customer and the restaurants and could not be held responsible for the alleged mistake of its delivery agent.

  • Hyderabad restaurant to pay customer Rs 5,000 compensation for not providing free water

    The restaurant also levied service charges amounting to Rs 31.50 on a bill totalling Rs 630 for two dishes and a water bottle.

  • Bengaluru woman sues Flipkart for selling shampoo above MRP during sale, wins Rs 20,000

    A Bengaluru woman has sued Flipkart for selling a bottle of shampoo above maximum retail price (MRP) during its Big Billion Days sale.

  • Costliest biscuit ever: ITC ordered to pay Rs 1 lakh over one less biscuit in packet

    ITC Limited has been asked to pay Rs 1 lakh to customer for packing one biscuit less than advertised on a packet of Sunfeast Marie Light.

  • Bengaluru man wins Rs 10,000 compensation from supermarket over expired oats

    Parappa checked the manufacturing and expiry dates on the packet to realise that its original label, which showed it had expired, was covered up with a fresh label with new dates to show that the oats were safe to consume.

  • Consumer court directs BMW to pay Rs 26 lakh for deficiency in services

    The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench directed BMW India to pay the whole purchasing amount of the car with an interest of 6 percent per annum from the date of payment till date of the judgement.

  • Consumer court directs Godrej Projects to refund Rs 51.36 lakh to homebuyer

    The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Godrej Projects to refund Rs 51.36 lakh to homebuyer for failure to provide 24 metre road connecting the project

  • Raheja Developers to refund buyers for delaying Gurgaon project: Consumer court

    As many as 30 homebuyers had filed a complaint against Raheja Developers Limited seeking refund of the entire amount collected from them towards consideration of the units along with interest on the ground of delay in construction of the project.

  • Need faster dispute redressal, e-disposal of cases: Piyush Goyal to Consumer dispute redressal commissions

    There is also a need for developing a sense of sensitivity and sympathy towards the fact that most of the complainants in the country's consumer grievance redressal mechanism were poor, weak consumers, the minister added.

  • Homebuyers entitled to compensation for delays until actual possession of an apartment: Consumer court

    Possession offered by a builder for an incomplete unit will have no bearing in arriving at the compensation, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ruled in a recent verdict

  • Builders cannot cite Force Majeure provision for delay in delivering projects: NCDRC

    The consumer court says that buyers who had made substantial payment towards their flats cannot be penalised for the builder’s inability to collect payments from other flat buyers due to which the project was delayed.

  • Consumer court asks retailer to pay Rs 1,500 to customer for charging Rs 10 for carry bag

    President J J Pandya of Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Ahmedabad rural) also asked the retailer to return Rs 10 charged on the carry bag to the complainant Maulin Fadia with 8 per cent interest.

  • NCDRC blasts Parsvnath Developers for failing to refund money to homebuyers, seeks jail term for officials

    Orders three years imprisonment for its managing director and directors of the company

  • SC to real estate developers: Cannot compel homebuyers to be bound by one-sided agreements

    Supreme Court also holds that incorporation of unreasonable clauses in the agreement constitutes an unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act; clarifies that buyers have the right to choose one remedy in case “two concurrent remedies” are available

  • NCDRC directs builder to pay Rs 47.65 lakh compensation to Mumbai homebuyer 25 years after he booked flat for Rs 8.2 lakh

    Singhal and the builder sealed the deal for the flat in Sahyadri in 1995. When the builder failed to hand over the flat as promised, Singhal approached the Maharashtra State consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, and, later, the NCDRC. The national commission finally ordered a compensation almost six times the cost of the flat.

  • The uphill task of getting refunds from bankrupt airlines and tour operators

    While the NCLT takes care of secured creditors and employees, consumers have to travel a long road to recover their pending dues

  • Flat delayed by four years, NCDRC tells builder to refund homebuyer Rs 3.4 crore with interest

    The consumer court also said the terms of the agreement signed between the two parties were wholly one-sided and unfair to the homebuyer.

  • Exclusive | NCDRC orders developers in Gurgaon real estate projects to refund Rs 12 crore to homebuyers; disposes of 25 cases

    NCDRC directs developers Three C Shelters Pvt Ltd and Orris Infrastructure to refund the amount with an interest of 9 percent per annum; In related cases, it orders handover of completed units by September.

  • Builder delaying possession? NCDRC says only booking amount non-refundable; rest to be returned if buyer pulls out of purchase

    One-year delay in completion of a housing project is ‘reasonable’ and a buyer cannot seek refund on that ground

  • Exclusive | Consumer court orders realtor BPTP to refund Rs 1.19 crore to a homebuyer with interest

    The builder, BPTP, has also been ordered to pay Rs 50,000 as cost of litigation.

  • Consumer court orders Gurgaon builder to refund Rs 86 lakh to homebuyer

    Developer also to pay interest at the rate of 9% from the date of each payment until the date of refund and Rs 25,000 as cost of litigation for 'inordinate delay'.

  • Builder liable to refund amount to buyer if changes were made to payment plan unilaterally: NCDRC

    The real estate developer was directed to refund the amount along with interest, and an additional amount of Rs 50,000, for not giving sufficient notice to the buyer.

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