Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1108 · Decided 4 September 2009
Bihar School Examination Board v. Suresh Prasad Sinha
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1108 · [2009] 13 S.C.R. 1239
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3911/2003
- Decided
- 4 September 2009
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act Section 2(d)
Headnote
S.C.R. 1239 l. BIHAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION BOARD A v. SURESH PRASAD SINHA (Civil Appeal No. 3911 of 2003) SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 8 [R.V. RAVEENDRAN AND MARKANDEY KATJU, JJ.) ~ Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s.2(d) - Consumer - Definition of - Discussed - Examination Board - Held: Is not a service by Board is not a consumer, complaint against the Board under the Act would not be ..,,. maintainable. D Precedent: Mechanical application of observations made in judgment - Reliance on the decision without looking into the factual background of the case is impermissible. Complainant is the
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