Supreme Court of India

The Secretary, Thirumurugan Co-operative Agricultural Credit Society v. M. Lalitha (dead) through Lrs. and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 659

Bench Shivaraj V. Patil J.

Decided 11 December 2003

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Consumer Protection Act, 1986-Section 3-Tam;/ Nadu Coopera tive Societies Act, 1983-Sections 90 & 156-Jurisdiction of Consumer Forums to entertain disputes between cooperative society and its members under the former Act-Availability of-Held, the former Act provides additional remedy for resolving of disputes-Provisions of the former Act should be interpreted broadly, positively and purposefully-Sodone, such jurisdiction available to consumer forums. Respondent-members of the appellant-society obtained loans from the appellant by pledging paddy bags. The appellant issued notices to the

Authorities it was built on

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1998 M/s. Spring Meadows Hospital Ano Anr. v. Harjol Ahulwalia through K.S. Ahulwalia and Anr. cited by 10

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2013 Virender Jain v. Alaknanda Cooperative Group Housing Society Limited and Others relied on
2012 Bar Council of India v. Union of India referred to
2012 M/s. National Seeds Corporation Ltd. v. M. Madhusudhan Reddy and Another referred to

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