Kerala Consumer Forum Fines AirAsia ₹12,000 For Failing To Refund ₹3,000 Ticket Fare After Flight Cancellation

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thrissur has directed Air Asia (India) to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation for mental agony caused to a passenger due to airline's failure to issue an automatic refund after his flight got cancelled for operational reasons.The order was passed by a bench comprising President C T Sabu and members Sreeja S and Ram Mohan R in a complaint filed by...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 17, 2025

TAX Commission Earned On Sale Of Agricultural Produce Attracts Service Tax Under 'Business Auxiliary Service': CESTAT AhmedabadService Tax | Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked Without Mens Rea, Deliberate Intent To Evade Duty To Be Proven: CESTAT ChandigarhNon-Availability Of GSTAT Cannot Be Used To Bypass Mandatory Pre-Deposit U/S 112(8) CGST Act: Orissa High CourtGST | Cannot Seek...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 16, 2025

TAX Centre Projects ₹47,700 Crore Revenue Loss Amid GST Rate-RationalisationCustoms Act | Penalty U/S 112 Cannot be Imposed Solely On Co-Accused's Statement Without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT KolkataDelhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical GlitchDelhi High Court Upholds GST Adjudication Despite SCN Being Signed...

Consumer Commission Rejects Complaint Against Airtel Over International Roaming Charges

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, comprising Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) and B.M. Sharma (Member), has dismissed a consumer complaint against Bharti Crescent and Bharti Airtel Ltd., holding that the charge of ₹649 was towards activation of an international roaming pack and did not amount to deficiency in service or unfair trade practice. Facts of the...

Once Loss Is Caused By Fire, Cause Of Fire Becomes Immaterial, Supreme Court Allows Insurance Claim

Reiterating that the cause of fire is immaterial, when the loss is occurred to the insured from the fire, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16) allowed a fire insurance claim, noting that the insurer can't deny claim saying that the proximate cause of fire was not provided in the specified peril. “Once it is not disputed that the loss is caused by fire, then the cause igniting the...

Homebuyers Can Invoke IBC Against Developer Despite Pending RERA Case Over Project Delay: NCLT Kochi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi has held that homebuyers are not barred from invoking insolvency proceedings merely because complaints over project delays are pending before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA, as long as financial default and distress are established under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Admitting a Section 7 application filed by 30...

UP REAT Orders Probe Into Planning Norm Violations By Greater Noida Authority In Godrej Golf Links Project

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (UP REAT) has ordered a government probe into the role of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority in granting approvals for the Godrej Golf Links township in Greater Noida, holding that apparent violations of the planning scheme “call for inquiry/investigation as per law”.The tribunal directed the Principal Secretary, Housing...

Consumer Commission Holds Indian Oil–Adani Gas Guilty of Unfair Trade Practice Over Retrospective Billing

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission II, U.T. Chandigarh , comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member B.M. Sharma, has held Indian Oil–Adani Gas Private Limited guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for issuing an “astronomical” retrospective PNG bill for nearly five years without any technical proof of a faulty meter.Facts of the...

District Commission Cannot Accept Written Version Beyond Statutory Period Of 45 Days: Tamil Nadu State Commission

The Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai, presided over by Justice R. Subbiah (President), has set aside an order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (South), which had accepted the written version of the opposite party beyond the statutory period of 45 days prescribed under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.Brief...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 15, 2025

TAX Delhi High Court Quashes ₹45.36 Crore GST Demand Against NBCC After Finance Ministry ClarificationGST | CBIC Circulars Cannot Shield Dubious Transactions; Must Operate Within Statutory Framework: Calcutta High CourtCGST Act | Gujarat High Court Upholds Power To Confiscate Goods During Transit For Tax Evasion, Clarifies Scope Of S.129 & 130Bank Not 'Assessee In Default' For Not...

Alappuzha Consumer Commission Holds Apple Liable For Manufacturing Defect In Iphone 13 Battery, Orders Free Replacement

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Alappuzha, comprising P.R. Sholy (President in Charge) and C.K. Lekhamma (Member), held Apple liable for deficiency of service due to a manufacturing defect in the iPhone 13 battery. The Commission allowed the complaint in part and ordered Apple to replace the battery free of cost and provide a fresh six-month warranty. Brief...

Consumer Commission Holds Star Health Liable For Arbitrary Claim Deductions, Orders Payment Of ₹1.55 Lakh With Interest And Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member B.M. Sharma, has partly allowed a complaint filed by Rama Kant Verma against Star Health & Allied Insurance Co. Ltd., holding the insurer guilty of arbitrary claim deductions and deficiency in service for failing to establish that the policy exclusions relied upon had...