Constitutes Unfair Trade Practice: Consumer Commission Orders KSBC To Pay Rs.25,000 Compensation For Charging Rs 10 extra For Beer Bottle

The Pathanamthitta Consumer Commission directed KSBC to compensate a customer for charging more than the printed MRP on a beer bottle. Holding the practice to be an unfair trade practice and deficiency in service under the Consumer Protection Act, the Commission awarded refund, compensation, and costs totaling Rs 25,000.

Police Can’t Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers

The Gauhati High Court has held that compensation for custodial death can be awarded even before a criminal trial concludes. In the Santosh Hojai case, the Court ordered Rs.25 lakh compensation, describing the accused officers’ actions as “barbaric” and capable of “shaking the judicial conscience.”

Consumer Commission Ordered FirstCry To Compensate Customer For Arbitrary Order Cancellation And Labelling Him ‘Fraud User’

A District Consumer Commission directed FirstCry to compensate a customer after finding that it arbitrarily cancelled an order, withheld payment, and labelled the customer a “fraud user” without inquiry or due process. The Commission ordered refund with interest and compensation for mental distress.

Allahabad High Court Orders Rs 5 Lakh Compensation For Man Allegedly Kept In Illegal Detention By Police

The Allahabad High Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a man allegedly kept in illegal detention despite a court stay on his arrest, while directing disciplinary proceedings against the concerned SHO for dereliction of official duty.

Passenger Made to Travel Standing With Confirmed Ticket: Consumer Commission Orders Railways To Pay Compensation For Service Deficiency

The District Consumer Commission at Bhojpur Ara held North Central Railway and the Railway Board liable for deficiency in service after passengers with confirmed berths were forced to travel standing, directing refund with interest, compensation of Rs 20,000 and litigation expenses of Rs 15,000.