Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 938 · Decided 21 July 2009
E.L.C.M. Exports Limited v. South Indian CORPN. (Agencies) LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 938 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 275
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4290/2003
- Decided
- 21 July 2009
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, V.S. SIRPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 9; Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
''. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986: A B s. 24-A - Complaint - Period of /imitation - Goods C exported - Shipment delayed and foreign buyer refusing to accept consignment - Complaint before National Commission - Dismissed as barred -by limitation, applying Article Ill, Clause 6 of the Schedule of Goods by Sea Act - Held: The provision of Carriage of Goods by Sea Act will be applicable in a case where a suit is filed -- D The word "suit" has a technical meaning which denotes proceedings instituted uls 9 CPC - A complaint before Consumer Forum is not a suit and, therefore,
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