Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 706 · Decided 11 December 2003
The Secretary, Thirumurugan Co-Operative Agricultural Credit Society v. M. Lalitha (Dead) Through LRS. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 706 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 659
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 92/1998
- Decided
- 11 December 2003
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act Section 3
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986-Section 3-Tam;/ Nadu Coopera­ tive Societies Act, 1983-Sections 90 & 156-Jurisdiction of Consumer C Forums to entertain disputes between cooperative society and its members under the former Act-Availability of-Held, the former Act provides additional remedy of the former Act should be interpreted broadly, positively and purposefully-Sodone, such jurisdiction available to consumer forums. D Respondent-members of the appellant-society obtained loans from the appellant by pledging paddy bags. The appellant issued notices to the
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