Mar
1
Consumer court fines SBI Cards in a case filed by a customer and awards damages to the customer
March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Dec
31
Family members of victims of medical negligence get compensation of Rs. 5 lakh
December 31, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
Aug
9
Bank charged penalty for charging older customer more than newer customers
August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It is an established business fact that when banks give loans to their customers, they normally treat newer customers more attractively than they treat older customers. The terms and conditions of the loan specify for floating rate loan that banks can charge customers more (either by increasing the EMI amount, or the loan duration) if [...]
May
16
HDFC Bank fined for ‘extra charges’
May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Normally, dealing with banks is a hot and cold affair. When you have dealings with ATM’s and with over the counter in branches, things are fine normally fine. But when there is something that is out of the ordinary, that is when people have more complaints. This could be when there are some delays in [...]
Apr
22
Airline told to refund fare for inconvenienced passengers
April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In this modern world, with large numbers of people traveling from place to place, the convenience of modern airline travel can help people make such travel with speed and convenience. However, what happens in the cases when such travel is no longer convenient, especially when one has paid for such a service, and the expectation [...]
Jan
14
Consumer Panel Provides Extra Cover To Equity Investors
January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The next time a stock broker defaults, you can make the stock exchange he operates in, pay. That is the summary of a landmark ruling of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Investors can get up to a lakh of rupees from the stock exchange to which the defaulting broker is attached.
The ruling will provide [...]
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