The Supreme Court on Friday said lawyers and professionals with 10 years of experience will be eligible for appointment as president and member of the state consumer commission and district forums.......
A doctor cannot play with the patients' lives for personal gain, the apex consumer forum has said while directing an Ayurveda practitioner to pay Rs 7 lakh to the widow of a man, who had died......
Beware. If you are poor, go to a municipal or government hospital and seek medical help, chances are that anything can be done to you and if it affects your life or livelihood, there is nothing can......
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.M J Antony reports. IMAGE: India's Supreme Court. Rafale relief On the last working day of the year, the Supreme......
In late 2008, Deepak Kumar, a Commissioner of Customs at Mumbai Custom House, was lying in a Tata Memorial Hospital bed, recovering from surgery and lamenting lost dreams. He had always envisioned......
What do you do when you receive an electric bill that is unacceptable to you? You tend to complain to the service provider. Many a times, no action is taken on the complaint, either because of......
Pending consumer dispute cases are at an all-time high. Sahil Makkar reports. Photograph: Adeel Halim /Reuters Anuj Vyas, a resident of Thane in Maharashtra, had to run from pillar to......
'Some cases do not get a single hearing for 6 to 8 months, while some have been pending for as long as 8 years.'Sanjay Kumar Singh reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Consumer......
State real estate regulators are the best option for home-buyers when it comes to seeking relief. The cases are disposed much faster, and the individuals don’t need to engage lawyers as the......
Thomas Ninad's bank account was defrauded of Rs 14 lakh under mysterious circumstances.Jehangir B Gai reveals what happened thereafter.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Thomas Ninad had a......