Grahakjago (S.K.Virmani)©

Several posts have been written on this blog from 2014 onwards about unfair business practices of the retailers like Home Saaz, Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Shoppers Stop and others on charging of taxes on discounted sales prices. Some of the retailers have even been prosecuted but despite prosecution continue to carry out unfair business.  Recently on a complaint against Home Saaz about adoption of the similar practices, the Home Saaz was challaned for the same. In a recent judgment on 06/02/2018, The Hon'able District Consumer Forum, Ludhiana in a complaint number No. 741 of 11.10.2017 of Mr. Brij Mohan, Chandigarh vs. The Mandhana Retail Ventures Limited, Being Human-Silver Arc. Gr.Floor, Store No.10, Gurdev Nagar, Near Arti Chowk, Firoz Road, Ludhiana-141001 has termed such practices as unfair trade practices and have imposed a cost of Rs. 4,000/- to be paid by the company to the consumer. A full judgement of the same is quoted below which can be used by the consumers who are...

I am attaching a snap of the property at Sector 37 Faridabad, the wall of which has been defaced by Aam Aadmi Party on 18th March 2018 for an election rally in Hisar scheduled 25th March 2018.  As can be seen that even the house number got hidden due to defacing the wall. The message was posted on facebook and twitter duly tagging the Chief Minister Delhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal and Shri Sanjay Singh, MP. The same was also posted tagging Chief Minister Haryana. However, it is surprising that the politicians preferred to maintain silence.  Is it the way that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) want to clean the system by defacing walls of the personal properties. Time to revisit the objectives. Hope Municipal Corporation of Faridabad would look into the issue.

Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) need to intervene and frame out policy on cancellation fee chargeable by the Airlines and to withdraw the practice of charging for preferential seat allocation                           Recently a ticket booked for Delhi- Ahmedabad-Delhi on 2 nd February 2018 for scheduled Departure on 25 th February 2018 and scheduled return journey on 28 th February 2018 was required to be cancelled on 22 nd February 2018. Surprisingly, the amount of refund by the intended passenger as received was merely Rs. 493/- out of the paid amount of Rs. 6,243/- deducting an amount of Rs. 5,750/-   supposedly to be the cancellation fee.                       Total amount paid:    Rs. 6,243        ...