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 [...]
Nov
27
Airline charges extra for child, told to compensate
November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Oct
7
Tele Brands fined for poor service
October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
You must have seen those ads that come on TV all the time, from Tele Brands, and others, advertising many great products that you do not see in shops near you. From the messaging that you see, there are either religious stuff that is sold on TV (such as amulets, rudrakshs) or household items (such [...]
Sep
27
Builder asked to refund payment along with compensation for non-delivery of shop
September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Part of the problem with the realty market is the total lop-sided nature of the market; buyers typically do not have much information about various aspects of a property:
- Whether the builder has the requisite permissions
- Whether the builder is totally in the clear
- What is the past record of the builder
- Does the builder [...]
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 [...]
Mar
17
Passenger paid compensation for freak accident while reaching the terminal
March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This would almost certainly be classified as a freak accident, but it happened and somebody needed to be held responsible. What happened ? Well, a flier, not anticipating any problems or mishap during a regular flight safely made it off the airplane, but suffered an accident from the bus that takes the passengers to the [...]
Mar
3
A lot of people consider Insurance companies a necessary evil. In these modern times, insurance for life, health, house, car, etc, is absolutely essential; at the same time, people have to fight regular battles with insurance companies that try to deny their claims for some reason, or sometimes misplace documents. It is also not unknown [...]