Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 276 · Decided 23 April 2013
Virender Jain v. Alaknanda Cooperative Group Housing Society Limited and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 276 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 1058
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 64/2010
- Decided
- 23 April 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, S.A. BOBDE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act Section 2(1)(d), 12
Headnote
C CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986: s.2 (1) (d) -- 'Consumer'-Members of Co-operative Group Housing Society - Challenging action of Society terminating their membership by refunding the amounts deposited by D them - Held: Members of the Society · the meaning of s. 2 ( 1) ( d) - Further, the action of Society even if approved by authorities under Co-operative Societies Act, cannot deprive the members of their legitimate right to seek remedy under Consumer Protection Act which is in addition to other remedies available to them under
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