Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 405 · Decided 18 March 1996
State of Orissa v. Divisional Manager, Lic and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 405 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 527
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7092/1996
- Decided
- 18 March 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Specific Relief Act; Consumer Protection Act Section 2
Headnote
B Consumer Protection Act, 1986 : Section 2( 1 )( o ). Consumer Protection-Se1vices excluded from the provisions of the Act-Se1vices free of charge or under a contract of peiwnal se1vice-Contract C of personal se1vice-Legal connotation of · Claim for compensation against against L.l.C.-On appeal National Commission awarded damages against State-Appeal preferred by State-Held respondent being a Govem­ ment servant was bound by se1vice conditions and the State was rendering D se1vice free of charge to the contesting respondent-In the circunistances Govemmel!f
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