Trust Cannot File Complaint under Consumer Protection Act,1986: SC

Extract of Supreme Court Judgment 1. In these appeals filed with Supreme Court a very short question has arisen, namely, whether a complaint can be filed by a Trust under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short, ‘the Act’). The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (for short, ‘National Commission’) answered the question in the negative and we are in agreement with that view. 2. Section 2 (c) of the Act provides for a complainant making a complaint, inter alia, for an unfair trade practice or a restrictive trade practice adopted by any trader or service...