Supreme Court of India
Vodafone Idea Cellular Ltd. v. Ajay Kumar Agarwal
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For the above reasons, we affirm the judgment of the NCDRC which came to the conclusion that the District Forum has the jurisdiction to entertain and try the complaint.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Telegraph Act, 1885: s.7B – Whether s.7B of the Act of 1 885 providing for statutory remedy of arbitration ousts the jurisdiction of the consumer forum in deciding the dispute between a telecom company and a consumer – Held: While the Act of 188 5 can be construed to be a special enactment for regulating te legraphs, the Consumer Protection Act is a special (and later) enactment intended to protect the interest and welfare of consumers – The f act that the remedy of arbitration under the Act 1885 is of a statutor y nature, would not oust the jurisdiction of the consumer forum – The Act of
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