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Case Laws Relating Consumer and Deficiency in Service
Case Laws Relating Consumer and Deficiency in Service
Case laws:
• Bihar School Examination Board v. Suresh Prasad Sinha AIR 2010 SC 93.
• Regional provident fund commissioner v. Bhavani AIR 2008 SC 2957.
• Anant Raj Agencies v. TELCO I (1996) C.P.J 268 (Delhi).
• Sterling Computer Ltd. v. P.R Kutty I (1996) C.P.J 118 (N.C).
Deficiency of service:
Section 2(42) "service" means service of any description which is made available to potential
users and includes, but not limited to, the provision of facilities in connection with banking,
financing, insurance, transport, processing, supply of electrical or other energy, telecom,
boarding or lodging or both, housing construction, entertainment, amusement or the purveying
of news or other information, but does not include the rendering of any service free of charge
or under a contract of personal service;
Telephone:
⮚ Dist. Engineer telecom., Sriganganagar v. Dr. Tej Narain Sharma III (1995) C.P.J 225.
2. Railways:
3. Airlines:
⮚ Chief commercial officer, Indian Airlines v. P. Lalchand III (1995) C.P.J 134.
4. Electricity:
5. Insurance:
⮚ United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. M/s. Kiran Combers & Spinners AIR 2007 S.C 393.
6. Bank:
⮚ Federal Bank, Bistupur, Jameshedpur v. Shri Bijon Mishra I (1991) C.P.J 16.