• 

  Gujarat tailor fined Rs 7,000 by court, reason? Delay in stitching woman's blouse for wedding

  Gujarat | October 28, 2025 14:21 IST

  A court in Ahmedabad has fined a tailor Rs 7,000 following a woman’s complaint after he failed to deliver her blouse on time, which she planned to wear at a wedding. The woman moved the consumer court, complaining the delay caused her "mental harassment".

• 

  5 Delhi restaurants served notices for levying service charge despite court ruling

  Delhi | April 29, 2025 14:21 IST

  The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to five restaurants in Delhi for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a Delhi High Court ruling upholding 2022 guidelines that prohibit the practice.

• 

  MP: Consumer forum takes action against car dealer for overcharging customer, orders compensation

  Madhya Pradesh | February 15, 2025 15:58 IST

  District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission president Vikas Rai and its member Nidhi Barange gave the order to the car dealer, Patel Motors, on February 6 on the complaint by Dr Manoharlal Bhandari.

• 

  No evidence to prove lung cancer caused by smoking addiction: Court orders insurer to pay claim

  India | October 02, 2021 14:08 IST

  The court said there was no evidence to prove that the patient suffered from lung cancer due to his addiction to smoking, apart from the mention of "addiction smoking" on the treatment papers.

• 

  Builders can be arrested if they fail to deliver flats to buyers on time, rules National Consumer Commission

  October 13, 2016 11:06 IST

  Coming down heavily on real estate firms, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) has said that builders can be arrested if they fail to deliver the projects to buyers on time.

• 

  Girl scores low in class XII, sues coaching centre, wins Rs 3 lakh

  India | May 27, 2016 18:38 IST

  Many of us have gone through the humiliation of scoring low marks in board examinations, but, before Abhivyakti, not many knew that this could be something that could make you a lakhpati.

• 

  US food regulator okays Maggi noodles for consumption

  India | August 12, 2015 12:10 IST

  New Delhi: As a ban continues in India on Nestle's Maggi noodles, the US health regulator USFDA has said its tests have found the lead level in the popular instant food within acceptable levels for

• 

  Builder liable to rectify faults in apartment: Consumer court

  July 09, 2013 7:48 IST

  New Delhi, July 9:  In a significant judgement that should help apartment buyers, the top consumer court has directed a Ghaziabad-based builder and an official of an apartment block in Uttarakhand to "atone for their

• 

  Court backs vehicle owner, slams finance company

  India | January 30, 2013 12:10 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 30: In a warning to finance companies, India's apex consumer court has ruled it illegal to repossess a financed vehicle without serving a notice to the owner who has allegedly defaulted on

• 

  Unfair to withhold student's degree for dues, rules Consumer court

  India | December 12, 2012 11:15 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 12: It is unfair for a university or college to withhold a student's degree to recover dues, the apex consumer court has ruled and said it would be preferable for the institution