National Commission concluded that false and baseless allegations had been made in the complaint to claim a highly exaggerated and atrocious amount of compensation.
Pending consumer dispute cases are at an all-time high.
Taking possession without an OC can lead to legal complications, denial of utilities such as water and electricity, hurdles in availing home loans or reselling the property, and even eviction.
Goods and services provided without any consideration are out of ambit of Consumer Protection Act; investors, too, cannot approach a forum. Tinesh Bhasin reports
The government on Wednesday asked consumer redressal courts to initiate "class action" and levy punitive damages on erring companies to safeguard the interest of consumers in an era of open economy.
The apex consumer court on Monday issued notice to Nestle India Limited on a Rs 640-crore or Rs 6.40 billion suit against it by the Centre.
The top court said a considerable amount of direct control is exercised by the client over the manner in which an advocate renders his services during the course of his employment.
In yet another blow for Nestle India, live larvae and worms have been found in their milk powder in Coimbatore.
'Buyers should be provided either a fixed possession date or a firm date for the start of construction.'
'Some cases do not get a single hearing for 6 to 8 months, while some have been pending for as long as 8 years.'
Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab.
Nestle relaunched its instant noodles Maggi in the country after satisfying the conditions laid down by the High Court.
The government has filed a lawsuit against Swiss food firm Nestle's Indian unit, seeking Rs 640 crore ($99 million) in damages on behalf of consumers after the country's worst packaged food scare in a decade.
The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a whopping Rs 5.96 crore as compensation to be paid by Kolkata-based Advanced Medical and Research Institute Hospital and three doctors to a United States-based Indian-origin doctor for medical negligence which led to the death of his wife in 1998.
The claim is filed with a consumer body.
'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.
State real estate regulators are the best option for home-buyers when it comes to seeking relief. The cases are disposed much faster, and the individuals don't need to engage lawyers as the process is simpler, says Tinesh Bhasin.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed Parsvnath developers to hand over possession of a flat in its Gurgaon project to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in two days.
On August 13, Bombay High Court lifted the ban on nine variants of the fast food.
Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi is representing the government.
Nestle relaunched Maggi noodles on November 9.
A case was lodged on Saturday against Nestle India in a local court here over safety standards of its Maggi product, while actors Amitabh Bachhan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta have also been separately dragged to the court for promoting the 'two-minute' noodles brand.
Section 19(4) of the RERA Act entitles allottees to a refund if the developer doesn't comply with the terms of the sale agreement.
The bank was rapped for not activating a debit card of a couple 'trapped in a foreign country'
Nestl India is preparing a blueprint for a possible relaunch.
Keep revising the sum insured at the time of renewal to keep it in line with inflation.
The SC bench said the report of CFTRI, where the samples of Maggi noodles were tested following earlier orders of the court, will form the basis for the proceedings before the NCDRC.
In fresh troubles for Nestle over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodle brand, the Uttrakhand Food Safety Department has collected samples of the 'two-minute' noodles from the company's Pantanagar plant and other places in the state.
The development is significant for Nestle since arguments in the Bombay High Court over testing and sampling went in the company's favour, too.
Nestle India had re-launched Maggi earlier this month with a mandate of being safe for consumption amid much fanfare
Nestle India on Monday said it has started production of Maggi noodles from its fourth plant at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand.
In the Union Budget for Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had held forth on the need for better governance and investor protection in the banking sector. She had proposed certain amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act (RBI Act), 1934; the Banking Regulation Act (BR Act), 1949; and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970.
The judiciary has started going beyond the technicalities of the agreements and awarding compensation to buyers.
Nestle says newly manufactured Maggi found safe in tests; to start retail sales this month.
Of the 289 faulty hip implant victims identified, 93 patients had undergone revision surgeries. The company, however, said it could reach only 67 patients and would pay Rs 25 lakh each to the other 26 as well after verifying their claims and if those patients approached J&J.
The top court drew parallel between driving and technology and said if one doesn't know how to handle technology then he or she can't be a judge and questioned the approach of some of the high courts.
For the time being, digital lending remains a grey area, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Recently, the company has released videos on Maggi.
Studies have shown that milk is the most common form of adulteration in India
Experts question Nestle's silence over Maggi controversy.
