The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, the apex consumer court in India, has dismissed a petition by Gurgaon-resident Gaurav Garg seeking a compensation of Rs 1.25 cr from PepsiCo India and its bottling partner after allegedly falling ill as a result of consuming a bottle of ‘Slice’ bottled mango drink. The NCDRC said the amount […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed an appeal by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) against an order by a lower body that imposed heavy damages on the company after faulty fixation of gas-tube led to an explosion at the premises of a customer. HPCL and its gas agency were told to pay Rs […]
Tata AIG General Insurance Co, one of India’s top insurers, has been pulled up by the country’s top consumer court after the company claimed that it did not insure a buffalo as claimed by a farmer, and that someone had cheated the farmer by forging documents. “It is a sad story that the gullible persons […]
The National Consumer Rights Redressal Commission, India’s top consumer court, has reversed orders by lower foras that had awarded damages in lieu of a registered post that was lost in transit by India Post. Presiding member Justice JM Malik set aside the orders of district and Chhatisgarh state consumer commission after holding that India Post […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, the apex body of consumer courts in India, cancelled the compensation of over Rs 1.3 lakhs awarded to a student who had been ejected by Air India over transit visa problems. The student, daughter of Sushil Kumar of Amritsar, had booked an Air India flight from Amritsar to Pittsburgh […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered Bajaj Allianz insurance company to not block compensation to the family of a person who died of a cardiac arrest during a fall. Bajaj Allianz had refused to pay Rs 4 lakh claiming that the person was insured only for accidents and that the person must have […]
