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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
