national consumer disputes redressal commission

Several crores of unclaimed and un-refunded money belonging to consumers have been lying with various Central and state government departments, undertakings, financial and banking institutions for almost 10 years, according to a petition filed in the Full Article

Banks were told by the Reserve Bank of India  on Tuesday to ensure clearance of all local cheques within a day and of outstation cheques within 14 days. Compliance is to be reported within a month. Each bank branch is to display the cheque collection policy prominently on the banks’ website. Failure to adhere to the [...] Full Article

NOTIFICATIONS NO. DPSS.CO. (CHD) NO. 873 / 03.09.01/ 2008-09, DATED 24-11-2008 As you may be aware, during August 2006, a case was filed before National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (the Commission) under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, inviting attention to the delays in cheque clearing and, specifically, to the issue of float in [...] Full Article

The State Commission, Delhi, held that services rendered by a Lawyer would not come within the ambit of s. 2(1)(o) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as the client executes the power of attorney authorizing the Counsel to do certain acts on his behalf and there is no term of contract as to the liability [...] Full Article