Banking Service--Cheque Collection--Failure to Re-Present Cheques on Available Working Days Resultin

A bank acting as an agent for collection of cheques is under a legal obligation ..

Banking--Cheque Collection--Failure to Re-Present Cheques Within Validity Period Constitutes Deficie

A bank acting as an agent for collection of cheques is under a legal obligation ..

Commercial Purpose--Earning Interest On Fixed Deposit Does Not Constitute Commercial Purpose

Mere earning of interest on a fixed deposit does not, by itself, constitute a co..

Consumer -- Housing-- Possession Without Occupancy Certificate Is Deficiency in Service -- Contractu

Delivery of possession without a valid Occupancy Certificate constitutes deficie..

Consumer -- Housing -- Leasing Out Purchased Flat Does Not Ipso Facto Exclude Buyer from 'Consumer'

Under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the determinative te..

Consumer -- Award of Damages -- Requires Trustworthy Evidence, Not Photocopies of Unproven Documents

Under the Consumer Protection Act, substantial damages cannot be awarded on pres..

Consumer--Housing-- Mere Leasing of Residential Flat Does Not Categorise as Commerical Purpose

Mere leasing of a residential flat after taking possession does not exclude a pu..

Consumer--Housing--Execution of Decree--Directors of Builder Company Not Liable Unless Specific Liab

A decree cannot be employed to shift or enlarge liability so as to bind persons ..

Insurance -- Overloading of Truck Not Sufficient Ground for Complete Repudiation of Insurance Claim

As per Supreme Court guidelines, cases of overloading beyond licensed carrying c..

Tailoring -- Tailor Failed to Stitch Blouse Before Customer's Family Wedding

The tailor's failure to deliver the blouse by the agreed date despite receiving ..