Supreme Court of India

Ludhiana Improvement Trust, Ludhiana & Anr. v. Shakti Co-operative House Building Society Ltd.

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Reported as [2009] 6 S.C.R. 12
Bench D.K. Jain and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 13 April 2009

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal is allowed and 8 the impugned order passed by the Commission , affirming the finding of the State Commission and the District Forum that the appellant had indulged in "unfair trade practice", attracting Section 2(r) of the Act, is set aside with costs, quantified at Rs.20,000/-. C K.K.T. Appeal allowed.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 : c s. 2(r) - Unfair trade practice - Scope of- Held: finding of unfair trade practice should be supported by cogent material - Inferential finding is npt sufficient to attract s. 2(r). Unfair trade practice - Land belonging to co-operative Societies - Acquisition of by Trust - On condition to allot plots to the Co··operative Societies - Abandonment of acquisition - Later Trust allotting the plots as a condition of acquisition, except one plot - Society asking for allotment of alternative plot in lieu of the one. plot - Complaint before consumer forum - allowed

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