Supreme Court of India
M/s Prem Cottex v. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the National Commission was justified in rejecting the complaint and we find no reason to interfere with the Order of the National Commission.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – 2(1)(g) – Deficienc y in service – When not – Additional demand raised by respondent no.3 alleging short billing in view of wrong multiply factor (MF) applied in the bills raised for particular period – Challenged b y appellant inter alia pleading bar u/s.56, 2003 Act – Complaint dismissed by National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission – On appeal, held: Before going into the question of bar u/s.56(2), the co nsumer forum is obliged to find out at the threshold whether there was any deficiency in service – Raising of an additional demand in the form of short
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. v. Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd. & Anr.
- 2024 The Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited & Ors. v. Bapuna Alcobrew Private Limited & Anr.
- 2025 M/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned
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