SC Ruling on Consumer Protection Act’s Applicability to Company Cars for Directors’ Personal Use

Daimler Chrysler India Vs Controls & Switchgear Company Ltd.(Supreme Court of India) SC order on maintainability of Consumer Protection Act on Car Purchase by company for Directors Personal use In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India clarified the legal distinction between personal and commercial use of company cars within the context of consumer protection laws. The case involved Controls and Switchgear Company Ltd. (the company) and Mercedes Benz India Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Daimler Chrysler India Pvt. Ltd.). Controls and Switchgear had purchased two luxury cars for their directors...