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Insurer rejects motor insurance claim citing invalid driving licence; policyholder fights back and wins Rs 3.5 lakh in consumer commission

A motor insurance claim was rejected by HDFC General Insurance over driver's license concerns. The West Bengal Consumer Commission found insufficient evidence of deliberate policy violation. The insurer was directed to pay Rs 3.5 lakh with interest and Rs 1 lakh compensation. The commission emphasized that a fake license does…

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Father paid Rs 2.9 lakh for son’s engineering admission, but he was stopped from taking the exam over unpaid fees; court orders college to pay Rs 2.27 lakh

A consumer commission has directed Acharya Institute of Technology to pay Rs 2,27,965 to a father, whose son was unable to sit for his exam due to fee issues. The institute was found accountable for fees retained by admission agents, despite a payment of Rs 2.90 lakh made for the…

The Economic Times

RAC train ticket became waitlisted, passenger had to travel standing; he filed a case against Railways and won Rs 5000 compensation

Man booked RAC-43 sleeper class ticket for Rs 399 to travel to village from Anand Vihar, however ticket’s status was changed to waitlist after chart was prepared; he filed a case and won Rs 5000 compensation in Delhi State Consumer Commission.

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Mangalsutra, cash stolen on Rajdhani Express: Consumer Commission orders Railways to pay Rs 80,000; here's why

For theft of mangalsutra, State Bank of India (SBI) passbook and cash in Rajdhani 3AC coach, North Railways ordered to pay Rs 80,000 compensation to husband and wife duo; Know why. This article has the details.

The Economic Times

EPFO paid lesser EPS money than what was shown in passbook; Consumer commission orders it to pay Rs 1000 compensation and 9% interest

EPFO underpaid school employee's EPS; he files case and wins in consumer commission as commission ruled that the correct factor for his period of service was 0.94, but EPFO wrongly applied the 0.85 factor meant for 10 months of service. Know how this employee won the case against Employees' Provident…

The Economic Times

Kerala family wins Rs 2.5 lakh compensation after bank loses original Pattayam submitted for agricultural loan

A Kerala family has been awarded Rs 2.5 lakh compensation after a public sector bank lost the original Pattayam (land title deed) submitted as security for a Rs 3 lakh agricultural loan. The mother-son duo mortgaged their 2-acre-20-cent land in 2014. When they discovered the document was missing in 2018,…

The Economic Times

Steering wheel malfunction in new car leads to accident during family trip; owner fights and wins Rs 18.23 lakh refund, Rs 4 lakh compensation in consumer forum

A car buyer has won a significant victory after a nearly three-year legal battle. His seven-month-old MG CVT automatic car experienced Electronic Steering Column Lock failure, leading to a jammed steering wheel and an accident. The North Delhi Consumer Commission has ordered MG Motors to refund the car's purchase price…

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Consumer Court orders insurance co to pay Rs 25 lakh insurance cover along with 6% interest from claim date in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Pointing out a deficiency in services, Chhattisgarh Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Mumbai to pay Rs 25 lakh insurance cover to a complainant, along with six% interest from the day the complainant emailed for settlement of claim.

The Times of India

Avoiding a gas shortage is one thing, but what's needed is action on prices

The Albanese government has accepted the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recommendation to “initiate the first step” to trigger the controversial Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism to avert a supply crisis in eastern Australia.

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