Consumer Forum: News
24 May 2022
Consumer CourtCentre calls meeting with restaurant body over 'forced' service charge
Following consumer complaints, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) lambasted restaurants for forcing consumers to pay service charges "often fixed at arbitrarily high rates."
15 Mar 2022
Indian GovernmentWorld Consumer Rights Day: History and 6 basic consumer rights
Every year, World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on March 15 to make consumers aware of their rights and needs.
19 Apr 2019
ChandigarhBata charges customer Rs. 3 for carry-bag, fined Rs. 9,000
A leading shoe firm has been asked to pay Rs. 9,000 to a customer for deficiency in services.
08 Dec 2018
IndiaDoctor sues coaching-institute after failing to crack AIIMS-entrance, wins case
Every year in India, lakhs of students in India appear for various entrance exams.
26 Oct 2017
Andhra PradeshCadbury fined Rs. 50,000 for bugs in Dairy Milk
Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Cadbury India, has been fined Rs. 50,000 over selling bacteria-infected chocolates.
29 Sep 2017
MumbaiConsumer court orders insurer to pay theft-claim for unlocked car
A Mumbai consumer court ordered TATA AIG General Insurance to pay Rs. 5.22L and Rs. 40,000 compensation to a Skoda car owner in a 2015 case.
18 Jul 2017
Consumer CourtKnow why you don't need to pay toll anymore
An information crucial to our daily lives was revealed by Advocate Hariom Jindal who filed an RTI application seeking nitty-gritty on tolls.
