Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 438 · Decided 1 April 2008
Godfrey Phillips India LTD. v. Ajay Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 438 · [2008] 5 S.C.R. 937
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2339/2008
- Decided
- 1 April 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Companies Act; Consumer Protection Act Section 14, 14(1)(d), 14(hc)
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - s. 14, 14(1)(d) and 14(hc) - Complaint alleging unfair trade practices...: Upheld A B by National Commission - Directions to discontinue unfair c trade practices; to issue corrective advertisements; and to pay compensation - Challenge to - Held: A/legations were not and not specifically pleaded - s.5(1) and (2) of 2003 Act prohibited issuance of any advertisement in relation to cigarettes - Power to issue direction regarding corrective advertisement was introduc~d D u/s 14 of 1986 Act, later - There was no allegation that complainant suffered loss and
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