1. Consumer Forums have to give reasons for their conclusions so as to avoid arbitrariness and also to enable the higher forum to test the correctness of those reasons.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 767 OF 2000
Charan Singh ---- Appellant
Vs.
Healing Touch Hospital & Ors. ---- Respopndents
Vs.
Healing Touch Hospital & Ors. ---- Respopndents
2. Medical Services are covered under the Consumer Protection Act.
[With C.A. No. 689/93, W.P. (C) No. 16/94, C.A. No. 4664-4665/94, C.A. No. 254/94 and C.A. Nos. 10039, 10081, 10052-80/95 {Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 18497/93, 21755/94 and 18445-73/94, SLP (C) Nos. 6885/92, 6950/92, 351/93, 21348/93 and 21349 of 1993]
Indian Medical Association .... Appellant
Vs
V.P.Shantha & Ors. .... Respondents
Vs
V.P.Shantha & Ors. .... Respondents
3. Housing Construction activities also come under the purview of the CP Act.
[With SLP (Civil) No. 659 of 1991 and 16842 of 1992 C.A. Nos. 3963 of 1989, 5534 of 1990, 6236 of 1990, 5257 of 1990 and
2954-59 of 1992]
Lucknow Development Authority .... Appellant
Vs
M.K.Gupta .... Respondents
Vs
M.K.Gupta .... Respondents
4. One District Forum for every 2/3 districts can be stablished if the monthly workload is less than 150 cases. Otherwise independent District Forums should be established for each district.
Common Cause, A Registered Society & Anr. .... Petitioner
Vs
Union of India & Ors. .... Respondents
Vs
Union of India & Ors. .... Respondents
5. Employees Provident Fund Scheme comes under the purview of the CP Act and its member is a Consumer.
Regional Provident Fund Commissioner .... Appellant
Vs
Shiv Kumar Joshi .... Respondents
Vs
Shiv Kumar Joshi .... Respondents
6. Parties are bound by a specific term in contract limiting liability.
Bharati Knitting Company .... Appellant
Vs
DHL Worldwide Express Courier Division of Air freight .... Respondents
Vs
DHL Worldwide Express Courier Division of Air freight .... Respondents
7. When passengers are carried without charging any fare, in a goods carrier, there is no violation of contract & the Insurance Co. is liable to fulfill its obligations under the polcy.
A. Nazar .... Appellant
Vs
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. .... Respondents
Vs
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. .... Respondents
8. Services rendered to a Govt. servant by his employer does not come under the purview of the Act.
State of Orissa .... Appellant
Vs
Divisional Manager, LIC of India and another .... Respondents
Vs
Divisional Manager, LIC of India and another .... Respondents
9. Even where there is a contract between the parties to settle any dispute through arbitration, the Consumer Courts are competent to intervene.
Fair Air Engineers Pvt. Ltd. and another .... Appellant
Vs
N.K. Modi .... Respondents
Vs
N.K. Modi .... Respondents
10. Just as the insured has a duty to disclose, similarly, it is the duty of the insurers and their agents to disclose all material facts within their knowledge. Otherwise, the insured is not bound by such clauses which are not brought to his knowledge.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. .... Appellant
Vs
M.K.J. Corporation .... Respondents
Vs
M.K.J. Corporation .... Respondents
11. When an employer collects premium on behalf of LIC, under the Salary Savings Scheme, he becomes an authorised agent to do so and for his ommissions, as principal, LIC will be liable. Even in case of non-receipt of the premium from the employer after due deduction from the employee, LIC shall be bound to honour the claim of the insured employee.
Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking .... Appellant
Vs
Basanti Devi And Anr. .... Respondents
Vs
Basanti Devi And Anr. .... Respondents
12. Non printing of sale price on packages of films imported and sold in India by its distributors is an unfair trade practice.
Indian Photographic Co. Ltd. .... Appellant
Vs
H.D.Shourie .... Respondents
Vs
H.D.Shourie .... Respondents
13. Offering prizes for promoting sale of a product without increasing its price does not amount to unfair trade practice.
H.M.M. Limited .... Appellant
Vs
Director General, MRTP Commission .... Respondent
Vs
Director General, MRTP Commission .... Respondent
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