Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 81 · Decided 23 January 2020
Star India (P) LTD. v. Society of Catalysts & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 81 · [2020] 2 S.C.R. 1188
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6597/2008
- Decided
- 23 January 2020
- Bench
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act Section 2(1)(r)(3)(a)
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - s.2(1)(r)(3)(a) - Unfair trade practice - A television channel-Star India (P) Ltd used to broadcast the programme 'KBC' and the programme was sponsored by a cellular mobile service provider-Airtel - During the telecast 'HSHS' contest was conducted, in which the viewers of programme were invited to participate and viewers who wished to participate were required to send in the correct answer, inter alia through SMS services, offered by the cellular mobile service providers to a specified number
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