Supreme Court of India

Amitabha Dasgupta v. United Bank of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 1 S.C.R. 905
Bench Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Sareen JJ.
Decided 19 February 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that these questions cannot be adjudicated upon in the course of proceedings before the consumer fora.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Deficiency in servi ce – Dispute w.r.t contents of locker of the appellant wi th respondent- Bank which it broke open inadvertently – District Co mmission allowed the appellant’s complaint – State Commission inter alia accepted the finding on deficiency of service, howe ver held that Consumer forum has limited jurisdiction on recovery of the locker’s contents and directed appellant to approach civil cour t – Revision petition – Dismissed by NCDRC – On appeal, held: Re spondent has not disputed their negligence in breaking open the locker in spite of clearance

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