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Unethical business practices by telecom service providers in life time validity plans subscribed by prepaid category of mobile subscribers as analysed under RTI Act 2005

Unethical business practices by telecom service providers in life time validity plans subscribed by prepaid category of mobile subscribers- An article as titled above was brought out on 28/12/2018 in this blog indicating unethical business practices of the Telecom Service Providers on their prepaid and postpaid telecom connections. The link to the article is: https://skvirmani-jagograhak.blogspot.com/2018/12/unethical-business-practices-by-telecom.html The telecom service providers had launched a scheme “life time validity” plans for mobile subscribers wherein the mobile users were being offered free incoming calls for which no recharge for its validity was required against one time charge. It was ranging from various amounts varying from company to company, the most prominent being Rs. 999/-. These plans were announced by telecom companies more than a decade back. The subscribers were required to recharge with talk time value recharge vouchers if the subscribers wish t

An appeal to Indian Railways to withdraw deduction of cancellation fee from wait listed tickets!

An appeal to Indian Railways to withdraw deduction of cancellation fee from wait listed tickets! Cancellation fee from wait listed passengers As per Railway Rules for refund of wait listed tickets which could not be confirmed till preparation of chart:    1. Ticket need to be presented for cancellation half an hour before scheduled departure of train   2. An amount of Rs. 60/- shall be deducted towards clerkage charges which prior to 12.11.2015 was Rs. 30/- Both these rules seem to be anti-consumer. First of all when it is wait listed, why half an hour prior to the departure of train should be stipulated. In case of hard copy of ticket the intending person looks to be penalized as the confirmation or otherwise is known at the time of preparation of chart which in most of the cases is 2-3 hours prior to scheduled departure of train and the person had to rush for its refund and then if the intended person reaches in time, another amount of Rs. 60/- gets deducted. Railw

Is it possible for the companies (Toll Operators) to carry out Deceptive Trade Practices without the Authorities being hand in glove?

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Toll Road between Ballabgarh - Sohna and Faridabad - Gurgaon managed by GF Toll Pvt Ltd (Authority: PWD B&R, Govt. of Haryana). Whether it is adapting to Deceptive Trade Practices under hand in glove with Govt. of Haryana PWD Whether Multiple trips are being allowed at toll roads within 24 hrs.? I am drawing attention of the daily toll users of toll roads w.r.t up and down journey using toll road specially being operated by Reliance Infrastructure. Reliance Infrastructure is involved in:  1. Nammakal – Karur Road in Tamilnadu 2. Dindigul    – Samyanallore Road in Tamilnadu 3. Trichy       – Karur Road in Tamilnadu 4. Trichy       – Dindigul Road in Tamilnadu 5. Salem       – Ulenderpet Road in Tamilnadu 6. Gurgaon    – Faridabad Road in Haryana 7. Jaipur        - Reengus Road in Rajasthan 8. Pune         – Satara Road in Maharashtra 9. Kandla      – Mundra Road in Gujarat 10. Hosur      – Krishnagiri Road in Tamilnadu 11. Delhi       – Agra Road in Uttar Prades