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...

An article titled "Illegal charging of VAT on discounted prices by brands/retailers" was published on 2nd July 2014 in this blog, the link of which is http://skvirmani-jagograhak.blogspot.in/2014/07/illegal-charging-of-vat-on-discounted.html Now the Hon'able National Commission has adjudicated that the charging of VAT on the discounted prices is unfair business practices and amounts to overcharging. The brief of the judgement is as: The addition of VAT on discounted price amounts to overcharging and unfair trade practice National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, (NCDRC) New Delhi in Revision Petition No.3156 of 2016 of BENETTON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (Petitioner) V s. RAVINDER SINGH (Respondent/Complainant) upheld the order of the State Commission and District forum directing the BENETTON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED to pay compensation of Rs.5000/- to the complainant besides Rs.1000/- against cost of litigation.   The respondent complainant on 11.07.2014 pu...