Buyer of goods for business purpose is consumer if He uses It Himself for Earning His Livelihood

Sunil Kohli & Anr. Vs M/s. Purearth Infrastructure Ltd. (Supreme Court )

If the commercial use is by the purchaser himself for the purpose of earning his livelihood by means of self-employment, such purchaser of goods is yet a ‘consumer’

FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

These appeals under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) challenge the judgment and final order dated 03.04.2018 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (for short “the National Commission) in Consumer Complaint No.62 of 2013 andIS also against the order dated 01.05.2018 passed by the National Commission dismissing Review Application No.129 of 2018 preferred by the appellants herein.

The facts leading to the filing of the aforesaid Consumer Complaint were set out by the National Commission in para nos.2, 3, 4 and 5 of its order dated 03.04.2018 as under:

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