CONSUMER ISSUES


Moneylife Digital Team 02 October 2023
Upholding the orders issued by the fora below, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed the postal department to return the full value of items booked for delivery, pay compensation equal to three times the value of the items and Rs2,000 cost in each of the 28...

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IANS 02 October 2023
Several authors have been left shocked after seeing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated ripoffs of their books being sold on e-commerce giant Amazon.   Writer-journalist Rory Cellan-Jones recently saw a memoir on Amazon he wrote with a "naively designed cover by someone he had...

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IANS 02 October 2023
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 74 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of August, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021.   Between August 1-31, the company banned "7,420,748 accounts".    About 3,506,905 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any...

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Mobiles have become an essential part of our life and lifestyle. With mobiles come the apps. For everything from chatting to creating short videos for sharing on social media to financial transactions, there are plenty of apps to choose from. While most of these apps are free, sometimes,...

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Shirish Shanbhag 29 September 2023
Cooperative housing societies (CHSs) are bound by the model bye-laws, which prescribe several rules and procedures for various activities, including electing new members for the managing committee. Members of the committee are to be elected every five years, and elections are to be conducted...

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IANS 25 September 2023
Following a year of record-breaking inflation and market turbulence, local tech salaries in the US, including those for fully in-person or hybrid roles, have experienced their most significant year-over-year decline, dropping 3 per cent from $161,000 to $156,000, a new report has...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 September 2023
Coming down heavily on Shriram Life Insurance Co Ltd for unnecessarily seeking a comprehensive post-mortem report and other medical records from the claimant, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed the insurance company to pay Rs22.50 lakh to the wife of the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 20 September 2023
We continue to hear stories of lenders losing mortgaged property documents of borrowers, resulting in mental agony and loss in value for the property. In another judgement on lost property documents, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed United Bank of India...

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Shirish Shanbhag 20 September 2023
When a cooperative housing society (CHS) decides to undertake major repairs to its building, the managing committee cannot simply hire the services of a local builder for the work. In the interest of transparency and to avoid misuse of funds, there are specific bye-laws which clarify that...

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IANS 20 September 2023
To complete a purchase directly in the chat, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced a new feature in India that will allow WhatsApp users to pay businesses using a variety of payment options, including all supported UPI apps, debit and credit cards, and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 September 2023
Paying heed to the grievances of borrowers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed all regulated entities (REs), like banks and financial institutions, to release property documents within 30 days after repayment or settlement of personal loans. In case of failure to release documents,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 September 2023
Driven by a variety of factors, such as better work opportunities and facilities for higher education, the demand for relatively cheap informal rental accommodation in the form of paying-guest (PG) arrangements and co-living spaces is on the rise in India’s urban centres.   According...

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Many of you may not have even heard the name of Ravisutanjani Kumar, a social media influencer, who was followed on X (erstwhile Twitter) by none other than the prime minister (PM) himself and had a very impressive list of clients. As an example of his influence, Ravi's video demo on the cash...

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Shirish Shanbhag 14 September 2023
Generally, the deputy registrar of cooperative societies (Dy RCS) appoints an administrator on receiving complaints from members of the cooperative housing society (CHS), if he finds that it is a fit case to expel the present managing committee. While the  DtyRCS has the power to dissolve...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 September 2023
Holding New Delhi-based Parshavnath Developers Ltd liable to compensate for utilising payments given by home-buyers for one purpose or another regarding the projects floated by it, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed the developer to pay the balance...

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IANS 11 September 2023
Ahmedabad-based software engineer fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam, resulting in a loss of over Rs one crore, said officials on Monday.   The victim, identified as Kuldeep Patel, encountered the scammer, Aditi, through a matrimonial site, ultimately leading to the financial loss....

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 September 2023
While setting aside an order passed by the state commission, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) ruled that the compensation or relief granted to a flat-buyer cannot be given based on current market value as per the ready reckoner, and it must be given considering the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 September 2023
Coming down heavily on ICICI Bank Ltd for not keeping safe an original property document of a borrower and trying to shift the liability to a courier company, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) says the safe custody of the original title documents to the property are...

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In our rapidly changing world, governments worldwide have embarked on ambitious endeavours to try and use digital modes for providing services to citizens. While these efforts are commendable in terms of efficiency and accessibility, a glaring concern that often goes unnoticed is the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 September 2023
Expressing displeasure over the attempt by the counsel of a travel agency to re-open the case and reiterate all submissions raised in the fora below, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed Chandigarh-based AM Travels to refund Rs2.50 lakh with an interest of 9%...

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