Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1416 · Decided 11 December 2008

Punj Lloyd Limited v. Corporate Risks India PVT. LTD.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2008 INSC 1416 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 309
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 1026/2007
Decided
11 December 2008
Bench
TARUN CHATTERJEE, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Consumer Protection Act Section 21, 12

Headnote

-· -r Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - ss. 21 and 12 - Complaint under - Dismissal in limine - National Commission relegating complainant to approach civil court c before issuing notice to respondent and without prima facie. going into meiits of the case - Grounds for rejection being in the CO!J1plaint - Justification of - Held: Not justified - Decision of Commission was premature - It ought to have issued. notice to respondent o· and placed pleadings on record and then form opinion as to ~- nature and scope of enquiry - Thus, order of Commission set _JI aside.

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