Section 14 of Consumer Protection Act permits awarding punitive damage for non-deploy of airbags

Hyundai Motor India Limited Vs Shailendra Bhatnagar (Supreme Court of India) Facts- The appellant are manufacturers of vehicles and the present appeal arises out of a complaint made by the respondent concerning defect in a vehicle, particularly in relation to its safety features originating from the appellant, of the model Creta 1.6 VTVT SX+. The vehicle came with two front airbags. Purchase of the vehicle was made on 21st August 2015. It met with an accident on the Delhi-­Panipat highway on 16th November 2017 resulting in substantial damage to its RH front pillar, RH front roof, side body ...