AI Overview...
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Beneficiary of Services - Under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, a person who benefits from services, even if not directly paying for them, can be considered a consumer. The Act's definition includes not only the hirer of services but also any beneficiary of such services with the hirer's approval. This encompasses individuals who avail of services indirectly or through another party, provided their benefit is with consent and acknowledgment DALIP SINGH VS H. S. E. B. - Consumer, NARAIN STEEL TRADERS VS CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA - Consumer, OFFICER INCHARGE TELEGRAPH OFFICE VS GAURI SHANKAR GHOURASIA - Consumer, PUNJAB AND SIND BANK VS MONEY CORPORATION - Consumer, FEDERATION OF CONSUMERS RIGHTS VS SPICE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED - Consumer, SUKANTI BEHERA VS SASHI BHUSAN RATH - Consumer, S. S. SARNA VS GENERAL MANAGER, TELEPHONE (I) - Consumer, UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS RAJESH CHHABRA - Consumer, Venkatesh, Chairman, Arya Vishya Cooperative Bank Ltd. , VS Vishwanath - Consumer.
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Main Points and Insights:
- The term beneficiary broadens the scope of consumer to include those who benefit from services without necessarily paying for them directly.
- Evidence of benefit and approval is essential to establish consumer status.
- The definition applies across various service sectors, including electrical energy, banking, telecommunication, medical, insurance, and educational services.
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Courts have consistently recognized beneficiaries as consumers when they derive benefits with the consent of the service hirer or provider.
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Analysis and Conclusion:
- The consistent judicial interpretation underscores that beneficiaries of services, when benefiting with approval, are entitled to consumer rights under the Act.
- This inclusive approach ensures protection for individuals who may not be the direct payers but are nonetheless recipients of services, thereby broadening consumer protection coverage.
- Therefore, any individual benefiting from services with the provider's or hirer's approval qualifies as a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Search Results for "Beneficiary of Services"
• India - Consumer
S.S.SANDHAWALIA, S.KULWANT SINGH
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986 - SECTION 2(1)(D)(II) - BENEFICIARY OF SERVICES - SON NOT IPSO-FACTO BENEFICIARY OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY ... However, a son is not ipso-facto a beneficiary of the services hired by his father merely by virtue of their relationship. ... There must be evidence to establish that the son was a beneficiary of the services and that he availed them with the approval of ... It is somewhat manifest from the language of the aforesaid provision itself ....
• India - Consumer
S.S.DEWAN, RAM LAL GUPTA, GURKANWAL KAUR
- JURISDICTION - BENEFICIARY OF SERVICES - CONSUMER: 1. ... but also any beneficiary of such services with the approval of the hirer. ... The definition of "consumer" under Section 2(1)(d) of the Act includes not only the hirer of services but also any beneficiary of ... The consumer of services includes not only the hirer of services for consideration, but also any beneficiary of such services, provided that he is....
• India - Consumer
M.L.TIWARI, MEENA SAPRE, V.S.KOKJE
The complainant was a 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as he was the beneficiary of the services hired by the ... OF SERVICES HIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE IS INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF 'CONSUMER' UNDER THE ACT - DISTRICT FORUM HAS JURISDICTION TO ... PROTECTION ACT, 1986 - JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT FORUM - TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE - DELAY IN TRANSMISSION - COMPENSATION - SECTION 11(2) - BENEFICIARY ... A beneficiary of services hired by someone else is included in the definiti....
• India - Consumer
K.K.SRIVASTAVA, S.P.KAPOOR, DEVINDERJIT DHATT
and a certificate was issued for the course and that complainant was not a consumer vis-a-vis opponent — Appeal — Appellant was beneficiary ... of services though selected by his employer — Course fee Rs. 36,000/- was paid by him — Mere fact that certificate had been issued ... Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Consumer — Com-plainant-appellant in active service of Indian Army pursued a Post ... Act] which provides as under: ... “(d) ‘consumer’ means any person who hires or avails of any services for a c....
• India - Consumer
A.L.BAHRI, JASBIR SINGH
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT - CONSUMER - SECTION 2(1)(D) - BENEFICIARY OF SERVICES IS A CONSUMER - BANK'S NEGLIGENCE IN DISHONOURING ... Whether the complainant, as a beneficiary of banking services, can be considered a 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act. ... of the banking services provided by Punjab and Sind Bank. ... From Sub-clause (ii) as reproduced above, it would be clear that not only the person who hires the services of the opposite party is a consumer but the ....
• India - Consumer
K.K.SRIVASTAVA, S.P.KAPOOR, DEVINDERJIT DHATT
Locus Standi - Consumer Rights - The court held that the complainant, as a beneficiary of the services availed with the consent ... Finding of the Court: The court found that the complainant, as a beneficiary of the services, fell within the definition ... Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the complainant, as a beneficiary of the services availed with the consent of the person ... the definition of a consumer besides the person who actually hired and availed the service....
• India - Consumer
S.C.MOHAPATRA, J.PATNAIK
Consumer - Medical Services - The complainant, although not having paid for the service, is considered a beneficiary of the services ... Finding of the Court: The court found that the complainant, as a beneficiary of the services for which payment is made ... Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the complainant, as a beneficiary of the services for which payment is made by the State ... Beneficiary of a service ....
• India - Consumer
A.L.BAHRI, JASBIR SINGH, D.K.BHAMRAH
of services hence a consumer. ... of telephone services and complaint was maintainable. ... opportunity to produce a detailed affidavit - Relief could not be denied on technical ground Complainant would be consumer being beneficiary ... for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment and includes any beneficiary or such services other than the person who {hires or avails of} the services for consideration p....
• India - Consumer
A.D.MALIK, SUSHIL PAUL, M.R.AGNIHOTRI
the insurance services. ... such services other than the person who (hires or avails of) the services for consideration paid or promised, or partly paid and ... CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986 - INSURANCE - SECTION 2(1)(D) - INSURANCE COMPANY LIABLE TO PAY INSURED AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY OF ... Viewing it from another angle also, the stand taken by the Insurance Company is wholly devoid of force, as expression “consumer” defined in Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 includes in Sub-clause (ii) “any #HL_STAR....
• India - Consumer
B.K.TAIMNI, S.N.KAPOOR
In the said clause a consumer would mean a person who hires or avails of any services and includes any beneficiary of such services other than the person who hires or avails of the services. ... The definition clause being wide enough to include not only the person who hires the services but also the beneficiary of such services which beneficiary is other than the person who hires the services, the conclusion is irresistible that bo....
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