Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 2002

The appellant, a landowner, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with a builder to construct a multi‑storey building, with the completed flats to be shared 40% to the landowner and 60% to the builder. The agreement required completion within 19 months and stipulated rent payable for delay. The construction was de…

The appellant, a stock‑broker, obtained an overdraft facility and subsequent enhancements from the respondent bank, pledging shares as security. After a dispute over the bank’s sale of the pledged shares, the appellant filed a consumer complaint seeking the return of the shares, alleging deficiency in service. The cent…

The State of Karnataka and the Union of India appealed against a Karnataka High Court judgment that had struck down the proviso to Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 on the ground that it allowed tribunals to impose imprisonment or fine without prescribing a trial procedure, violating Articles 20 and 21 of…