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		<title>Penalties on electricity discoms in Delhi for failures proposed to be increased massively</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Delhi used to suffer under bad quality of service from the earlier Government controlled DESU. So, when privatization of power supply in Delhi happened and the city was broken up into several zones, customers were happy with the hope that they will get more regular power for longer hours, less breakdowns, better customer service and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2010/03/11/penalties-on-electricity-discoms-in-delhi-for-failures-proposed-to-be-in-increased-massively/</link>
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		<title>Prepayment penalties imposed on banks when people try to clear off their loans early &#8211; no resolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have taken a home loan, then you wonder at the huge amount of loan outstanding, as well as the number of EMI&#8217;s that have to be made (these EMI&#8217;s could be large sums of money that would go over many years, possibly over a decade or more); but it is worth it if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2010/03/05/prepayment-penalties-imposed-on-banks-when-people-try-to-clear-off-their-loans-early-no-resolution/</link>
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		<title>Police official ordered to pay compensation by Human Rights Commission for interfering in a money dispute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In India, police officials tend to believe that they have a huge amount of power, and they are not shy from exercising this power. There have been a huge number of cases in the past where police officials have been accused of using their influence in a negative manner, and in many cases, there have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2010/03/03/police-official-ordered-to-pay-compensation-by-human-rights-commission-for-interfering-in-a-money-dispute/</link>
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		<title>Consumer court fines SBI Cards in a case filed by a customer and awards damages to the customer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous stories of consumers in India in their interactions with credit card companies. Some of the complaints that people have deal with credit card companies giving them cards without their asking for such cards, there are cases where people have been charged for services (such as insurance schemes, or others) that they have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2010/03/01/consumer-court-fines-sbi-cards-in-a-case-filed-by-a-customer-and-awards-damages-to-the-customer/</link>
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		<title>Awarding compensation for an unborn baby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the US, there is a huge controversy about the status of unborn babies or fetuses. Abortion (both for and against it) is a big deal, with every election, every judge appointment, all such having to pass the litmus test about which side they are on. However, in India, there is not such a big [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2010/02/07/awarding-compensation-for-an-unborn-baby/</link>
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		<title>Learn more about Fixed Maturity Plans &#8211; Article on Economic Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fixed Maturity Plans were all the hot thing a couple of years back, especially in the year 2007. They were advertised as plans that offered &#8216;guaranteed&#8217; returns, even though the regulator did not allow fund companies to announce guaranteed returns, only advertise the returns as indicated returns. FMP&#8217;s are actually similar to fixed deposits in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2010/01/27/learn-more-about-fixed-maturity-plans-article-on-economic-times/</link>
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		<title>Family members of victims of medical negligence get compensation of Rs. 5 lakh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When people go to hospitals for treatment, they suffer from 2 major problems:
- They do not know what exactly the problem they have, and have to depend on the doctor for explaining to them what the problem is
- When undergoing surgery or other treatment, they are leaving their lives in the hands of the doctor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2009/12/31/family-members-of-victims-of-medical-negligence-get-compensation-of-rs-5-lakh/</link>
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		<title>Insurer to pay after order by High Court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest issues in cases involving insurers is when the insurance company refuses to pay up and the person is depending on the money from insurance; typically the insurance company will either plead that the person was responsible for the situation in which there was need for insurance, or that there was something [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2009/12/15/insurer-to-pay-after-order-by-high-court/</link>
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		<title>Airline charges extra for child, told to compensate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quite a few times, consumers get stuck in the dispute around being promised something when they are placing the order; and when they go for delivery, at that time, they do not get what was promised. This can cause them great inconvenience, and also expense; and it is at such times that consumer forums help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2009/11/27/airline-charges-extra-for-child-told-to-compensate/</link>
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		<title>Companies filing suit over other companies advertising</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Companies advertise the earth and make outstanding claims in these ads, some of which do end up converting people. So claims that a food item will make you friends in school, or that a shampoo will end up killing all your dandruff quickly, or that a brand of biscuit or milk additive will make your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://consumer-king.com/2009/11/23/companies-filing-suit-over-other-companies-advertising/</link>
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