A bank acting as an agent for collection of cheques is under a legal obligation to exercise due diligence in presenting instruments within their validity period. Failure to re-present cheque..

A bank acting as an agent for collection of cheques is under a legal obligation to exercise due diligence in presenting instruments within their validity period. Failure to re-present cheque..

Mere earning of interest on a fixed deposit does not, by itself, constitute a commercial purpose so as to exclude a depositor from the definition of "consumer" under Section 2(1)(d) of the A..

Delivery of possession without a valid Occupancy Certificate constitutes deficiency in service; a developer cannot compel a homebuyer to accept such possession. Consumer fora derive jurisd..

Under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the determinative test for excluding a buyer from the definition of 'consumer' is the dominant purpose at the time of purchase, no..

Under the Consumer Protection Act, substantial damages cannot be awarded on presumptions or photocopies of unproven documents. While the Evidence Act does not strictly apply, natural justice..

Mere leasing of a residential flat after taking possession does not exclude a purchaser from the definition of "consumer" under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The domi..

A decree cannot be employed to shift or enlarge liability so as to bind persons who were neither parties to the decree nor otherwise legally liable thereunder...

The insurer cannot refuse to indemnify damage caused by fire on the ground that the proximate cause of fire was burglary or theft, particularly when no such exclusion is provided in the spec..

Rate of interest charged by the builder for default in the payment, same rate of interest can be granted to home buyer..

NCDRC granted relief on the grounds which were not pleaded in the complaint--Appellate commission cannot build up a new case on its own--Impugned order set aside..

Builder is not liable not pay interest on Bank Loan paid by the consumer..