A Himachal Pradesh consumer commission ordered a Greater Noida hostel to refund Rs 30,000 to an engineering student. The hostel failed to provide promised AC rooms, good food, and Wi-Fi, leading the student to leave after a week. The commission awarded interest, compensation, and litigation costs.
The District Consumer Commission in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP, found SBI guilty of deficiency in service for sharing a customer's savings account details with his former employer without consent. The bank was ordered to pay compensation and legal costs.
A consumer commission in Medak has ordered Okinawa Scooters & Motorcycles India and its dealers to replace a defective scooter battery and speedometer free of charge. They must also pay Rs 15,000 for compensation and litigation costs due to failure to honor the warranty and provide proper after-sales service.
A Thiruvananthapuram restaurant was ordered to pay Rs 50,000 to a customer for ruining his daughter's first birthday party with stale food and poor service. The district consumer commission found the restaurant deficient in service and held the manager and managing director jointly liable.
A consumer commission in Thrissur has held the Central Bank of India liable for losing an original land title document (Pattayam) deposited as security for a loan. The bank was ordered to pay Rs 2.5 lakh in compensation and Rs 10,000 for litigation costs.
Bhopal police issued a final notice to former judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma dowry death case, threatening to seek cancellation of her anticipatory bail if she doesn't cooperate. The MP government is reviewing her position as consumer commission president.
