
Consumer forum asks health club to pay Rs 1 lakh to man for false promise of reducing body weight by 10 kg
However, after a month, his body weight had reduced only by 100 grams.
Dec 29, 2016, 14:13 PM IST
IDEA Cellular Ltd asked to pay Rs 71,000 for deficiency
Telecom firm IDEA Cellular Ltd has been fined Rs 71,000 by a consumer forum for not redressing a complaint of a woman against unwanted activation of a service on her mobile connection which voluntarily disconnected calls.
Jan 21, 2015, 19:10 PM IST
IOC rapped by consumber forum for using unfit LPG cylinders
Apex consumer panel NCDRC has castigated Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for using LPG cylinders beyond expiry date and asked the state-run oil firm to pay a compensation of Rs 2.25 lakh to a victim of cylinder blast.
Jan 19, 2015, 17:27 PM IST
Railway can't shirk its liability towards ticket refund: Forum
A consumer forum here has said that Railways cannot shirk its liability towards refund of tickets as it asked the PSU behemoth's northern zonal branch to pay over Rs 2,000 to a man after it failed to refund him the money for his cancelled tickets.
Dec 21, 2014, 15:07 PM IST
Corporation Bank to pay over Rs 37K for deficiency in service
Corporation Bank has been asked by a consumer forum here to pay over Rs 37,000 to one of its customers after holding it guilty of "deficiency in service" for wrongly taking money from him.
Aug 18, 2014, 19:49 PM IST
Consumer forum raps two women for tampering with evidence
A consumer forum here has rapped two women for filing a complaint on "frivolous grounds" against a beauty parlour by "tampering" with its receipts for availing benefits of life time services.
Jun 29, 2014, 09:32 AM IST
Forum takes serious note of insurance firms dragging cases
A consumer forum here has taken a serious note of insurance companies not entertaining claims and dragging cases by repeatedly taking adjournments.
May 13, 2014, 14:22 PM IST
Medical profession affected by greed: Consumer forum
Observing that medical profession has been affected by "greed" with doctors not hesitating to put life of patients at risk, a consumer forum ordered hospital to pay Rs 2.5 lakh to pregnant woman.
Sep 06, 2013, 18:00 PM IST
SBI to pay Rs 34000 for delay in refund
SBI has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 34,000 to a customer for violating RBI norms by refunding after 189 days an amount which was erroneously debited from account after an unsuccessful ATM transaction.
Jun 24, 2013, 16:06 PM IST
Railways asked to pay Rs 10K for harassment to passenger
Indian Railways has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation for the harassment suffered by a passenger, who was made to run from one station to another to get his ticket cancelled.
Jun 23, 2013, 09:43 AM IST
SpiceJet told to pay Rs 15K for deficient service
Airline SpiceJet has been directed to pay Rs 15,000 as token compensation to its passenger for serving him non-veg food instead of vegetarian preferred by him.
Jun 09, 2013, 10:23 AM IST
Manipal Hospital to pay Rs 5.1L for negligence
Manipal Hospital Bangalore and its four doctors have been directed by the apex consumer forum to pay Rs 5.1 lakh towards rehabilitation of a minor girl whose right forearm was amputated due to their negligence.
Jun 07, 2013, 15:26 PM IST
School to pay fine for taking money to provide TC
A prominent public school in the city has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 33,650 as compensation to a student for charging money to provide a transfer certificate.
Jun 05, 2013, 14:59 PM IST
School to pay fine for taking money to provide TC
A prominent public school in the city has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 33,650 as compensation to a student for charging money to provide a transfer certificate.
Jun 05, 2013, 14:58 PM IST
Reebok asked to pay Rs 7,999 for damaged shoes
Reebok India Limited has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 7,999 compensation to a customer for not repairing or replacing a pair of shoes.
Mar 31, 2013, 09:59 AM IST
Over 3.5 lakh cases pending in consumer courts: Govt
The government Monday said over 3.5 lakh cases are pending so far in various consumer courts and measures are being taken to clear the backlog.
Mar 04, 2013, 15:39 PM IST
City lab to pay Rs 2.05L for wrongly diagnosing youth as HIV+
A city-based diagnostic clinic has been ordered by a consumer forum to pay Rs 2.05 lakh as damages to a 25-year-old youth for wrongly diagnosing him as HIV-positive.
Jan 14, 2013, 13:34 PM IST
Investor trading in shares is not a consumer: Forum
Dismissing a complaint by an investor using the services of a share broking company, the Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has held that an investor cannot be treated as a consumer as he is indulging in trading for commercial purposes.
Jan 11, 2013, 13:44 PM IST
LIC pulled up for returning premium 3 yrs after receiving it
The LIC of India has been pulled up by the apex consumer commission for its failure to issue the policy to a woman in her life time despite receiving the premium from her and retaining it for nearly three years.
Dec 14, 2012, 17:37 PM IST
ICICI Bank to pay Rs 50,000 for unfair trade practice
The ICICI Bank has been ordered by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 50,000 to one of its account holders for recovering purported credit card dues from his savings account more than three years after issuing him a no dues certificate.
Dec 06, 2012, 18:46 PM IST